St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis man is facing federal firearms charges after he allegedly robbed an undercover police officer who was working as part of Operation Legend. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 22-year-old Dariyon Martin was charged Friday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, robbery, and brandishing a firearm.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking for help locating a subject being sought in connection with homicide earlier this month. Murder and armed criminal action warrants have been issued for Kenneth Smith in the stabbing death of 26-year old Jason Slater of the 19-hundred block of Shardell Drive. Slater’s body was found…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A fugitive is facing federal firearms and drug charges after being apprehended as a part of “Operation Legend.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Troy Jackson was charged Thursday with 3 counts – including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and 2 firearm offenses. The criminal complaint says that back…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Former St. Ann Police Officer Ellis Brown has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on Civil Rights charges in connection with an April 2019 traffic stop. According to the indictment announced by U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen on Thursday, Brown is accused of “willfully depriving” a victim, identified as S.K., of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police identify the victim of Wednesday’s early morning homicide in north county. According to County Police, 37-year-old Derrick Bunting was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It unfolded just after 6:30 in the 4600 block of Whisper Lake Drive in Black Jack. That’s where officers with…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University officials in Missouri are urging students and city residents to cooperate with efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus as students begin moving back to campuses. Students started returning to the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on Wednesday. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece asked the students to resist parties,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is going to prison after his son overdoses on the drugs he was selling. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 39-year-old Gayron Sloan was sentenced to more than 11 years Tuesday after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top health official insists a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing doesn’t make sense, even though the federal government has designated the state a “red zone” for new coronavirus cases. Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, told KCUR-FM radio for a…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing St. Charles woman. The Missouri Highway Patrol says that 79-year-old Pauline Carver went missing at around noon Monday from the 3500 block of Hiram Street. Carver is described as a white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, with gray…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A ceremony was held Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. The ceremony was held outside of Canfield Green Apartments – the site where Michael Brown was fatally shot during a police confrontation. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell recently announced…