A man is in critical condition after being shot in the back late Thursday night. Police say the man, believed to be in his 30’s, was shot around 9:30pm last night, just a short distance away from O’Fallon Park, near the 4500 block of Adelaide Ave. An investigation is on-going, no other details have been…
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Boosters of Abraham Lincoln-related tourism have designated Alton as a “Gateway Community” for enthusiasts. The announcement was made Wednesday at city hall by officials from the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition-Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. The Alton Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/2dW48h5 ) that the city joins Bloomington-Normal, Quincy, Danville, Springfield and Charleston as…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing another inmate while both men were being held in an Illinois jail. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons said 32-year-old Terrence T. Lee of Jennings, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree murder and one count…
(KTRS) – The 18-year-old suspect accused of killing a St. Louis County Police officer is now charged with murder. Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced first-degree murder charges against Trenton Forster Thursday afternoon. Officer Blake Snyder and his partner were called to a south county home just after 5 a.m. by homeowners who said Forster would not…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis-area police officer has been ordered to spend four years and three months in federal prison of conspiring with others to arrest a mayoral candidate on false allegations. Thirty-six-year-old Steven Blakeney was sentenced Thursday in St. Louis. He was convicted in January of one count each of conspiracy…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Police have confirmed that the 33-year-old Blake Snyder who was allegedly shot by a suspect Thursday morning has died. A police spokesperson released this message on the officer’s death: “It is with a heavy…
