An umpire for youth baseball in Smithton, IL. has been arrested for failing to mention that he is on the sex offender list. Police say that 50 yr old Dennis Cotton, of Swansea, was taken into custody after officers discovered he was a sexual predator. Cotton applied for and received certification to umpire games from…
Authorities have identified the man who was killed when his motorcycle collided with a SUV in Creve Coeur. The incident happened Wednesday morning around 7am, on Ladue Rd near 270. Police say 30 yr old Whitley Russo was rushed to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead. The crash is under investigation. The driver of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resource’s chief has been selected as the first female director of the 79-year history of the state’s conservation department. Sara Parker Pauley takes on her new role Nov. 1 with the independent agency that protects and manages the state’s fish, forest and wildlife resources. Pauley replaces…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating the death of a man who seemingly feel from an ATV. Wednesday afternoon, just before 1pm, police were called to the 13330 block of Bellefontaine Road for a call for a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering fatal injuries, off of the roadway near an ATV.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A mistrial has been declared in the trial of a former police officer who allegedly punched a man outside a downtown St. Louis bar. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports jurors deadlocked Wednesday on the misdemeanor assault case against 36-year-old Steven Blakeney. It wasn’t clear if prosecutors planned to seek a retrial.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is investigating after two black female students said other students yelled racial slurs at them. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the incident began late Tuesday night when a group of white students walked past two members of the Legion of Black Collegian’s Activities Committee. The legion…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Gateway City tops the list of the 25 most dangerous cities in America. That’s according to “24/7 Wall St.” which ranked St. Louis at number one. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed violent crime rates in major U.S. cities from the FBI’s 2015 Uniform Crime Report. Violent crime includes all offenses involving…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) AB-InBev’s takeover of SAB Miller is one step closer to becoming a reality. The $103- billion deal cleared its last major hurdle. Wednesday morning shareholders from both companies approved the acquisition. The combined company will control almost a third of the global beer market. As part of the merger, AB-InBev will…
