St. Louis police say an arrest has been made in the gruesome shooting deaths of a woman, a young girl and an infant inside a St. Louis home. 34-year-old Ronald Marr is facing three counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Marr was arrested Thurday afternoon in Effingham, Illinois. Police say officers called to…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor and health director are warning local entities responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations to stick with the state’s priority list or risk losing future distributions. Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday raised concerns about vaccinators going rogue and allowing some people who are not yet eligible for the vaccine to jump ahead…
A St. Louis-area man is now the third Missourian facing federal charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Paul S. Westover of Lake St. Louis made his initial court appearance Thursday on a felony count of impeding law enforcement officers. He’s also charged with three misdemeanors accusing him of entering a restricted…
A 30 year old woman and two girls aged 7 and 1 have been found shot to death inside of a home in the 41-hundred block of South Grand. St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden says it appears that the woman was the mother of the two girls. Hayden describes the scene inside the building…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have advanced a bill that would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the coronavirus pandemic. Senators gave the measure initial approval Wednesday after hours of debate and negotiations. Proponents say hospitals and manufacturers that stepped up to make masks shouldn’t be penalized for…
(AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bells says a police officer who killed a man during a shootout on Interstate 44 last year was “fully justified” and will not face criminal charges. Twenty-three-year-old Qavon Webb died in a shootout with the Webster Groves officer whose name was not released. The officer was shot…
The County Department of Public Health says it received 3,900 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday from a local hospital partner, allowing it to open its mass vaccination site in Ferguson at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus, which will be open for appointments starting Wednesday.. Vaccinations will also continue at the John…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a guard at a light rail station. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that 36-year-old Nathaniel Maurice Smith III of Berkeley also was charged with armed criminal action. James Cook was shot Sunday at MetroLink’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials have released a list of hospitals that will receive more than half of the state’s COVID-19 vaccinations during February. The Missouri Hospital Association and the state’s health department said 53% of the 76,000 weekly doses the state receives will go the hospitals, which are in regions spread across…
Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a MetroLink security guard in St. Louis. Thirty-year-old James Cook, of Sullivan, was shot Sunday at the MetroLink’s Delmar Loop station. He was working for a private security firm when he was shot. He leaves behind two young daughters and his wife Kimberly. Police said…