St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A 63-year-old man is charged with killing two people whose bodies were found in a pickup truck parked in north city Friday night. Willie Little was charged yesterday with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. The bodies of 41-year-old Toni Washburn and 62-year-old Mark Kuhlenberg,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Thursday sued Missouri’s top election official, alleging his actions and state laws denied them the right to put one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws to a public vote. No Bans on Choice Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union sought to put the law on the…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student withdrew their request Thursday for a judge to set bail, instead seeking a psychiatric evaluation. Defense lawyer Tony Farese said after the brief hearing that lawyers had obtained new information Wednesday about Brandon Theesfeld. The Fort Worth, Texas man…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A flash flood watch is in effect. The National Weather Service says some areas could see 2 – 4 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. Flood waters temporarily closed both directions of Highway 141 at I-44 Wednesday night, leaving multiple vehicles stranded. No injuries were reported. Ameren says that…
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson is calling a special legislative session to undo a court ruling on vehicle sales taxes. Parson on Wednesday announced he’s directing lawmakers to work on the issue beginning Sept. 9. That’s the same week as lawmakers’ scheduled short session to consider overriding vetoes. A June Missouri Supreme Court ruling says people can only count…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed says funds from a recently discovered budget surplus should be used to purchase body cameras for city police officers. The $23-million surplus was discovered by city leaders in the year-end budget. While an ordinance requires that half of that money go to the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is charged in connection with Monday’s armed carjacking in north county. 25-year-old Markel Hutton of the 300 block of Wedge in St. Louis is facing first degree robbery and other charges. The incident occurred at around 12:15 Monday afternoon in the 11-thousand block of Sugar Pine Drive. That’s where…
If you’re planning to ride MetroBus today, be advised that you could experience delays. In a statement Sunday night, Metro said that a driver shortage caused by quote, ‘an unusually high number of MetroBus operators already calling off work’ and operators ‘declining to work extra assignments’ are to blame. For details, you can contact the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal authorities say a man charged in an armored car theft has told investigators he fired the shot earlier this month that killed a 7-year-old boy in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the 23-year-old Malik Ross appeared in court Friday on several federal charges, including embezzlement. He’s accused…
Ex-official with ties to Stenger gets probation, fine ST. LOUIS (AP) — The former chief executive of the St. Louis County Economic Development Partnership has been sentenced to three years of probation and fined $20,000 for helping cover up the pay-to-play scheme orchestrated by the man who hired her. Sheila Sweeney was sentenced Friday in…