(KTRS) – Two boys are dead along with their father after an apparent murder/suicide. The incident began when Christopher Cadenbach took his two sons, five-year old Ethan and four-year old Owen. The boys’ mother called police and an Amber Alert was issued. Around 8 p.m. Saturday a park ranger at Cliff Cave County Park reported…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Big changes are on the horizon in Missouri government. Most of the statewide offices will see new faces following Tuesday’s election. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term, as is Treasurer Clint Zweifel. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is leaving, too, after an unsuccessful bid…
(KTRS) – Kilwa Jones will spend 35 years in prison for shooting and paralyzing Chris Sanna after a Cardinals game in 2015. Jones admitted to robbing Sanna and his girlfriend and then shooting Sanna. Jones still faces more charges related to the crime and additional charges related to an alleged attack on his girlfriend days…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are investigating who’s responsible for a mailer showing an altered picture of a female Illinois state lawmaker that depicts her in the nude. The State Journal-Register reports that the fake image of Republican state Rep. Avery Bourne was sent to people in central Illinois. Bourne’s Democratic opponent in her re-election…
Lake St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspected car thief is dead after being shot by a homeowner in Lake St. Louis. Police say this happened at just before 1 a.m. Friday at a home on Monterey Cypress Drive. The homeowner told police he heard his car alarm sound and went outside. That’s when he confronted…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Political ads in the Missouri governor’s race vary from city to city and sometimes appear to portray conflicting messages. Radio ads for Democratic candidate Chris Koster in urban areas such as St. Louis tout his support to expand health care, while an ad in Hannibal and other rural areas boasts…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – It’s that time of year when drivers need to keep an eye out for deer on roadways. The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources are warning motorists that November is the highest-risk month for crashes involving deer. That’s because fall is mating season. There’s increased deer movement…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 73-year-old St. Louis homeowner who fatally shot two armed intruders says the shooting left him “devastated.” The man’s name has not been released. He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he wishes it never happened. Police say the man was working in his closed garage Tuesday when two men armed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former consultant for Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is complying with a subpoena as part of an investigation involving Greitens’ campaign and a charity he founded. Michael Hafner appeared at the Missouri Ethics Commission office Thursday in Jefferson City in response to a subpoena. He says he is “complying…
