(KTRS) – A Washington Middle School student is the first Missouri child to die of COVID-19. Washington School District officials said in a letter to parents that eighth grade student Payton Baumgarth died from the novel coronavirus over the weekend. Baumgarth last attended class on Thurs., Oct. 22, and had been in quarantine since Mon.,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis are investigating two fatal weekend shootings and a separate incident where a 3-year-old boy was wounded. Police said a man was found with gunshot wounds to his head shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday in the Carondelet neighborhood in southeast St. Louis. On Sunday afternoon, police were called…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State health officials are reporting more than 6,900 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in Illinois and 36 more deaths. The 6,943 new infections reported Friday top the new cases Thursday by about 580. The Public Health department says more than 402,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Illinois and more…
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Police in the west-central Missouri city of Sedalia are investigating what they’ve deemed two suspicious deaths. Television station KMIZ reports that the bodies of two people were found on South Harrison Avenue in central Sedalia after officers were called to the area Thursday morning. Police say investigators immediately began a search…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 24 criminal charges against an unlicensed dog breeder in southern Missouri. Schmitt announced Thursday that Marlisa McAlmond, who runs Cedar Ridge Australians in Oregon County, has been charged with 21 counts of animal abuse, two counts of felony damage and one count of animal…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of child porn charges. 43-year-old Avery Smartt Jr. was convicted Wednesday of producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trail. Evidence showed that Smartt engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. While working as…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Senate Republicans are urging Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to release the specific data he is using to impose restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady called Wednesday for a public hearing at which Pritzker would…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police union founded by a group of Black officers nearly 50 years ago has a new president. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Donnell Walters’ election as leader of the Ethical Society of Police was announced Tuesday. He replaces Sgt. Heather Taylor, who resigned upon her September…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding the man responsible for shooting and injuring a 2-year-old child during a road-rage incident last week. The Ferguson Police Department says that a report was filed Friday with St. Louis Police. But, on Sunday, the victim’s parent stated the incident actually occurred in Ferguson, near the 6100…
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — Ten months after a fatal shooting in the St. Louis County town of Jennings, a man is now charged in the killing. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Edward Mosley with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is jailed without bond. The shooting happened Dec. 16. A probable cause statement says…