( KTRS ) The family of a St. Louis jail inmate who died in custody is disputing the police version of what happened. Police say 27-year-old Nicholas Gilbert died Tuesday evening after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him from hanging himself in a holdover cell. Police Chief Sam Dotson says Gilbert hit…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – House Speaker Michael Madigan says the state’s income tax should be restored to the 5 percent level it was at until January. The Chicago Democrat told a City Club of Chicago crowd that the state’s multibillion-dollar deficit demands a tax hike. A four-year, temporary increase from 3 percent to 5 percent…
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – An Illinois man is charged with abandonment of a corpse for allegedly dumping the body of a cousin who died of a heroin overdose near a St. Louis County creek. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 40-year-old William Van Zandt of West Frankfort, Illinois, is accused of disposing of the body…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Friday will be the 35th anniversary of the Superfund Law. To celebrate this milestone, Just Moms STL and other community activists wore party hats and delivered cupcakes today the St.Louis area offices of several lawmakers, to thank them for their efforts with West Lake Landfill. Â This refers to the introduction of…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri State University graduate student’s research findings may rewrite the history of the Civil War in Jasper County in Missouri. The Joplin Globe reports that Christopher Dukes outlined two findings based on his research to the Jasper County Commission Tuesday. Dukes says that land acquired by the county to commemorate…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The St. Louis murder rate continues to climb. This comes after police say a man was shot to death Tuesday night at a north St. Louis bus stop. The victim was gunned down around 10 p.m. at St. Louis and East Prairie. There’s no word of any arrests. Â The victim’s…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â An investigation is underway after a suspect died while in St. Louis police custody. Police say the 27-year-old man was arrested in south St. Louis Tuesday for trespassing. He was taken to a holding cell at central patrol where police say he attempted to hang himself with his sweatpants. Police Chief…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State University has hired an investigator to conduct an independent review of allegations of racist treatment against the school’s vice president of diversity and inclusion. The university’s Board of Governors Chair Stephen Hoven announced Monday there would be an investigation of the treatment of Ken Coopwood, the university’s first black…
