Florissant, MO (KTRS) Police need your help identifying a suspect in last month’s shooting at a restaurant in North County. The incident occurred back on June 27th at the Waffle House located in the 300 block of North Highway 67. That’s where Florissant Police found a security guard suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The officers…
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan “must resign” if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state’s most powerful lawmaker. The U.S. Attorney’s office says electric utility ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million to resolve a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery…
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (AP) — The former deputy collector for a rural eastern Missouri county has been sentenced to five years of probation. Kelcey Gresham, of Fredericktown, was sentenced after pleading guilty Thursday to a felony stealing charge. State Auditor Nicole Galloway said that Gresham also paid $5,409.72 in restitution under the terms of the plea.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An area man who fled from police is headed to prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 26-year-old Leneko Waller was sentenced to 5 years Thursday. The plea agreement says that back in October of 2019, St. Louis Police…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is urging Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor. Hawley is accusing Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of abusing her power in her investigation of a white couple who wielded guns while defending their home during a protest. Mark…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two police officers are recovering after being injured following a shooting in south city. The incident unfolded shortly before 12:30 P.M. Wednesday in the 3100 block of Pennsylvania, which is the city’s Tower Grove East neighborhood. That’s where officers responded to a shooting call and found a 23-year-old man suffering from…
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has become the latest major retailer to require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam’s Club stores. The nation’s largest retailer said the policy will go into effect on Monday to give the company time to inform stores and customers. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri now has it’s first confirmed case of a virus that affects hooved livestock, including horses and cattle. The Missouri Department of Agriculture says that Missouri State Veterinarian Dr. Steve Strubberg announced the state’s first case of Vesicular Stomatitis in a horse in Newton County Tuesday. Missouri is the seventh state…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus is rising sharply in some areas near St. Louis, and hospitalizations in the region are starting to increase too. Data from the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force shows that the seven-day average for coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the region is now 28,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking for assistance in identifying subjects of interest in connection with an altercation captured on social media during a protest 6/27 near the St. Louis Art Museum. No arrest has been made at this time, but the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information or a tip who…