( KTRS ) A man wanted by Alton, IL police is in custody. Authorities says 29 yr old Larry Northcutt is a “person of interest” in connection with a homicide investigation. 29 yr old Christopher Gernigin, was found dead near the Clark Bridge early Saturday morning. The Alton Police Department did not say how Northcutt…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former St. Louis police detective who admitted beating a handcuffed suspect faces more than four years in federal prison for a civil rights violation. Thomas A. Carroll pleaded guilty earlier in St. Louis to a felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
( KTRS ) The Republican candidates for Missouri governor debated for the last time Wednesday, before next week’s primary. Businessman John Brunner, former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, former prosecutor and state House Speaker Catherine Hanaway and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder are all vying for a win August 2nd. Prevouisly during debates, the candidates outlined plans…
The family of a man, badly burned after being caught in the middle of a police chase, say they want answers. More than 60% of Angelo Gant’s body suffered third-degree burns when his SUV was hit head-on by a car being pursued by police. Brittany Rawls, Gant’s sister, told the Post Dispatch that her brother…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan says he has no idea why Republican state Rep. Ronald L. Sandack resigned over the weekend. Answering questions Wednesday at a Democratic National Convention breakfast in Philadelphia, Madigan said Democrats had no role in the cyberattacks Sandack cited in resigning. Sandack, from the Chicago suburb of Downers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Greitens is a former Navy SEAL officer, New York Times bestselling author and black belt in taekwondo. Next, he wants to be Missouri governor. The 42-year-old St. Louis Republican faces a competitive Aug. 2 primary against suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former U.S. Attorney and House Speaker Catherine Hanaway,…
(KTRS) – The Normandy Police Department is sharing images of a gun and high-capacity magazine they took off the streets. The department did not say how they found the handgun and 100-round drum magazine. Fox 2 reports that the website ClassicFirearms-dot-com says the image shows what appears to be a 50-round magazine for a Glock.
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The suit claims the state violates state and federal law by using an illegal prescription to obtain pentobarbital from a compounding pharmacy
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says Chris Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, would be an “excellent candidate” for governor in 2018. Madigan made the comments in Philadelphia at the Democratic Party convention after Kennedy spoke to the Illinois delegation. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kennedy used his address…