Man arrives at hospital with two gunshot wounds to the back
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a man arrived at an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. One male victim arrived at the hospital Monday night, in a private vehicle, in critical condition with two gunshot wounds to the back. After investigation police say the shooting took place around 8:40 pm near the intersection…
St. Louis Catholic schools see rise in non-Catholic students
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Catholic schools in St. Louis have been seeing a decrease in Catholic students over the past decade, while also seeing an increase in non-Catholic enrollment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that in the 11 counties of the St. Louis Archdiocese, Catholic schools lost 22 percent of their Catholic students but saw…
Missouri woman’s trial set for alleged attention-shift death
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis woman accused of killing a man to shift attention away from herself in another killing has pleaded not guilty. Pamela Hupp of O’Fallon, Missouri, entered the plea Monday. She’s charged with first-degree murder in the August death of 33-year-old Louis Gumpenberger. Trial is set for October.…
Missouri Senate votes down lawmaker, officials’ pay raises
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri senators have taken the final step to deny pay raises for themselves and other elected officials. Senators voted 25-2 against the raises late Monday. They had until Wednesday to act. The vote came after Republican Gov. Eric Greitens put pressure on lawmakers to oppose the raise, which prompted a…
Police searching for missing runaway teen
( KTRS) Webster Groves police are searching for a missing runaway teen. Authorities report that 15 yr old Alex Arndt is missing and may still be in the St. Louis area, but he could be attempting to travel to California or Oregon. Alex was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans. He’s described…
Missouri Carries Out First Execution Of The Year
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) – Missouri has carried out its first execution for this year. Mark Christeson was executed on Tuesday evening. He was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Christeson was 18 when he and his 17-year-old cousin attacked Susan Brouk at her rural home in Vichy, then killed Brouk, her 12-year-old daughter and her 9-year-old…