University of Missouri deals with alcohol-related incidents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Documents obtained by the Columbia Daily Tribune show 16 students who drank at University of Missouri fraternities were taken to hospitals for alcohol poisoning since August 2015. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports those incidents include cases reported to the university police department or the Department of Student Life. Records show six…
Freezing precipitation gone, but Missouri still icy cold
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The dangerous wintry mix that settled over Missouri during the weekend is gone, but bitter cold on Monday forced dozens of schools to call off classes and made venturing outdoors miserable. Parts of the state awoke to temperatures below zero Monday morning, and readings most everywhere else were in single digits.…
Investigators called to homicide on Riverview
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives have been called to take over an investigation. Police say a man was found shot, unconscious and not breathing, in the 8900 block of Riverview just after 5:30pm Monday evening. At this time no further details have been released.
Authorities identify Millstadt woman who died in car crash
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities have identified the 68-year-old woman who died in a southwestern Illinois vehicle crash over the weekend. The St. Clair County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Marlene A. Horn of Millstadt. She was pronounced dead early Monday after a late night crash that injured three others including two children. Police…
Convicted Missouri killer dies in prison at age 72
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A man who was spared the death penalty by a St. Louis-area jury that instead assessed a life prison term in the 1977 shooting death of a police officer has died in prison. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 72-year-old James Davis died of apparent natural causes Saturday at a…
Man found with gun shot wound to the stomach
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a Monday night shooting. Authorities say the shooting took place just after 9:30pm near the intersection of Labadie and Sarah Ave. One male victim was found with a gun shot wound to the stomach and taken to a hospital in serious/stable condition. At this time no other info is…
Missouri electors cast votes for Trump
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s electors who voted for President-elect Donald Trump have received a mixed response from onlookers. Supporters in the Capitol clapped and cheered when the state’s 10 electors all cast their ballots for Trump. An opponent in the crowded Senate Lounge called out “justice for all” after the vote took place.…
Two Rescued, One Firefighter Injured In Vacant Warehouse Fire
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Two homeless people were rescued from a four-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in north St. Louis over the weekend. Firefighters were called to the burning structure along Second and Biddle early Sunday morning. Authorities say the homeless people were in the vacant building seeking shelter from the cold. One firefighter…