ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police say the St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration was a little less rowdy than in recent years. Weather may have been part of the reason. After several days of unseasonably warm weather, Saturday was cold for the nation’s second-largest Mardi Gras celebration behind the one in New Orleans. Still, several thousand…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in the Bevo Mill neighborhood. Police say the shooting took place in the 4200 block of Neosho just after 7:15pm Monday night. The victim is male and was found dead at the scene. No further details have been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri public defender system says Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposal to restore some of its budget cuts still won’t cover all of its costs for defending people too poor to afford a private attorney. The director of the public defender’s office, Michael Barrett, asked the House Budget Committee on Monday…
( KTRS ) A woman is lucky to be alive after being shot in the head. Authorities say the shooting happened around 12:30 am earlier this morning, near Natural Bridge and Clara Aves. The victim was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and was conscious and breathing on arrival. No further details have…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man is accused of killing his brother in a dispute over household duties. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2l5vXKw ) reports that 48-year-old Antwain Hyche-El is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 51-year-old brother, Larry Barnes. The shooting happened Sunday. Police say Hyche-El arrived at the…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Police need the public’s help in finding a suspect in a restaurant hold up in south St. Louis. Police say a man robbed a Subway Restaurant in the 4200 block of South Broadway on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the suspect approached an employee with a knife and demanded cash from…
Portage Des Sioux, MO  (KTRS)  The cause of an overnight fire at a Portage Des Sioux harbor is being investigated. Firefighters were called to a fire at Liberty Harbor at around 1 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, they found a 30-foot house boat fully engulfed in flames. Three other boats also sustained damage along with a…
