( KTRS ) Two men have pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting during a robbery at a St. Louis bar frequented by police officers. Derreaun Davis, 21, and Corey Wade, 30, both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and 31 other charges on Monday. Authorities say Davis, Wade and another man attempted to rob Pooh’s Corner…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Belleville woman who pleaded guilty to lying about a terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis returns to court for sentencing on fraud charges. Thirty-two-year-old Alissa Jackson was a married mother of five when she was charged in June 2014 with bilking thousands of dollars in donations, free food and a donated minivan…
( KTRS ) Authorities have canceled the search for missing person, after her body was found. Late Monday evening a Jeep, matching Amanda Sue Ford’s, was found in ravine off Highway 94 near Dutzow in St. Charles County. Ford had been missing since Saturday around 11 pm. A Facebook page had been set up to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are considering several proposals to make it easier to carry a concealed gun. A House panel heard testimony Monday on whether to allow people to conceal their guns without a permit in places where they would otherwise be allowed to carry openly. Another proposal would allow people applying…
(KTRS) – Prosecutors have filed charges against a man, accusing him of threatening a Muslim family. Police say that Leonard Debello saw that the family was looking at the house next to his, that was for sale. That is when police say he shouted at the family “You Muslim? All of you should die”. the…
(KTRS) – Police are looking for a St. Charles County woman who was last over the weekend. Friends say that the last time they saw Amanda Ford was Saturday at 11 PM. Ford is described as a white woman, around 5-and-a-half feet tall. She drives a blue 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Missouri plates SN2-K5M.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is officially seeking a fifth term in Congress. Luetkemeyer filed for re-election Monday for Missouri’s 3rd District, which consists of 13 counties in central and eastern Missouri. The 63-year-old Republican was first elected to Congress in 2008. No Democrats have filed to oppose Luetkemeyer, but he…
(KTRS) – Four men now face charges connected to a fatal shooting on Interstate 270. 20-year-old John Stith was charged with first-degree murder and nine other felonies. Prosecutors say that Stith and three other men were driving a stolen Mercedes when they pulled alongside a vehicle carrying Emma Wallace and three other people. Someone in…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis area youth counselor is accused of sexual abusing a child. Twenty-year-old William “Billy” Hogenmiller has been charged with first-degree rape for the alleged assault on a child last week. Hogenmiller has worked at a youth-serving organization as a counselor, and an organization that provides respite care to adults…
