( KTRS ) 22 clergy members have been convicted of trespassing during a peaceful 2014 protest at the state Capitol. The verdict was handed down Wednesday night. Those on trial were among hundreds of activists who sang hymns and chanted during a May 2014 protest over lawmakers’ refusal to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri. Police…
(KTRS) – Police have confirmed that Pamela Hupp was the person who shot a man during a burglary. Police were called to Hupp’s O’Fallon, Missouri home Tuesday afternoon on reports of a burglary in progress. A short time later they received another call that the intruder had been shot. When officers arrived, they found Louis…
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St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The murder count continues to climb in St. Louis city. The latest murder happened Tuesday night when a man was gunned down on North Broadway and Portland Terrace in north St. Louis. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St. Louis murder count…
O’Fallon, MO Â (KTRS) Â Police are investigating a fatal shooting at the O’fallon home of a key witness in a high profile murder case. Police say a female resident shot and killed a man during an apparent burglary at a home on Little Brave Drive Tuesday afternoon. The home is owned by Pamela Hupp, who testified…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis police officer accused of killing a man in 2011 has pleaded not guilty. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Jason Stockley entered the plea Monday. A grand jury indicted him on a charge of first-degree murder for the on-duty shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011. Stockley…
( KTRS ) Agricultural leaders have established a not-for-profit Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation to catch up on nearly $200 million in needed maintenance. The foundation’s task will be to raise funds to maintain the fairgrounds in Springfield and DuQuoin. Combined, the fairgrounds need to raise $180 million to pay for overdue maintenance. Gov. Bruce Rauner supported…
CHICAGO (AP) – Aetna is leaving the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange in Illinois for 2017, further reducing competition. Aetna’s announcement late Monday leaves six companies selling plans for next year to individuals and families on the Illinois “Obamacare” marketplace. Illinois Department of Insurance spokesman Michael Batkins says two insurers remain selling plans to…
A man fatally shot in O’Fallon, MO, was reportedly attempting to burgle a house owned by Pamela Hupp, a key figure in a Lincoln County murder case. Just after noon Tuesday, police were called to a home in the 1200 block of Little Brave Drive. Police Chief Roy Joachimstaler told the St. Louis Post Dispatch…