ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities in eastern Missouri are searching for an escaped county jail inmate after the capture of his accomplice. Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Clark Parrott tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that 38-year-old Jason Mills remains at large Monday after the Sunday afternoon escape from the Madison County Jail in Fredericktown. The jail…
(KTRS) – Voters take to the polls in five states tomorrow, including Illinois and Missouri for presidential primaries. On the Republican side of things, there are more than 350 delegates up for grabs–or more than a quarter of delegates needed to secure the party nomination. Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will split up nearly…
Venice, IL (KTRS) Police need the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River over the weekend. The victim was discovered in the river near Venice at around noon on Saturday. The victim is described as a white male, 6’00 tall, 240 pounds with multiple tattoos. One tattoo is the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday for the Missouri and Illinois primaries. This has prompted several presidential campaign stops in both states in recent days and more are expected on Monday. Chelsea Clinton will stump for her mother, Hillary Clinton in Columbia, Clayton, and St. Louis. Hillary Clinton…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County man is jailed on $750,000 cash bond after being accused of what authorities described as a drug-related shooting death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1nHuAhj ) reports that 25-year-old Marlon Deandre Griffin is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and distribution of a controlled substance. He’s accused…
( KTRS/AP ) Three of Missouri’s top four lawmakers are claiming they are exempt from having to release their emails and daily calendars under the Missouri Sunshine Law. The Associated Press requested the information as part of a national Sunshine Week project conducted in all 50 states. Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, Senate Minority…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University’s Center for Archaeological Investigations has a new piece of equipment that can help give a picture of what’s below the surface. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/1U0tawv ) reports the center has obtained a $28,000 ground-penetrating radar unit. The equipment is pushed like a lawnmower and has a type…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Graveside services are planned for former St. Louis newspaper reporter and editor Sue Ann Wood. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1TYWAf7) reports that Wood was 85 when she died Thursday a Kirkwood nursing home, where she had residence since August because of advanced multiple sclerosis. Wood joined the former St. Louis Globe-Democrat…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River, near Venice, Illinois. Authorities are requesting help identifying the man who had tattoos on his chest reading “Zachary” and “Family Forever.” The body was found Saturday. The death is being investigated by the Illinois State Police and…
