Major Case Squad Investigating Wentzville Murder
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating a murder in Wentzville. Investigators say the body of 26-year-old Ruben Martinez was found after firefighters extinguished a fire at a home in the 500 block of South Walnut Street early Sunday morning. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. There’s no word of…
Ex-deputy accused of sex abuse found dead in Missouri jail
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a former Missouri sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually abusing women has been found dead in his jail cell. Ste. Genevieve County sheriff’s Maj. Jason Schott tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1VOUC06 ) that 52-year-old Marty Rainey was found dead Saturday in the county jail. Schott says the Missouri…
Illinois lawmakers give pot decriminalization another try
( KTRS ) Illinois lawmakers are again trying to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana but face strong opposition from law enforcement and anti-pot advocates. The omnibus bill in the Senate also would set a standard for what’s considered too high to drive. Opponents of the legislation say there should be zero tolerance…
Highway enforcement effort honors late Illinois trooper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois truck drivers will be the target of a 24-hour traffic enforcement effort by state troopers honoring a colleague who died while on duty. Trooper James Sauter died on March 28, 2013 when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 294 in suburban Cook County. The Wisconsin trucker…
Man shot in North County home Easter morning.
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating an Easter Morning homicide. Around 6 am, Sunday morning, officers with the North County Precinct responded to a shooting in the 10400 of Duke. On arrival police found a 41 yr old man with multiple gun shot wounds, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators report that an…
Supreme Court nears decision on Blagojevich appeal
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could soon learn whether the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal of his conviction on charges of corruption that included an attempt to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. The 59-year-old Democrat had five of his 18 convictions thrown out in July…
Voter ID, ethics measures up next in Missouri Legislature
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A number of Republicans’ priorities have yet to be voted on at the midway point of what’s already been a sometimes tumultuous legislative session in Missouri. With the session ending May 13, the Republican-led Legislature has a little less than two months to try to pass a budget and legislation…
Despite coal woes, Peabody Energy official optimistic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy says neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies like Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a lengthy slump. Peabody, the nation’s largest coal company, warned earlier this…