St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing St. Louis woman. According to police, 23-year-old Raffaella Maria Stroik was last seen Monday at the Whole Foods in Town and Country. Her vehicle later found by a park ranger at Mark Twain Lake State Park in…
A young man looses his life in a Jefferson County car accident Yesterday. The Missouri Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Kolvy B. Smith of Desloge was on Route A near Burning Tree Lane when he crossed the center lane and hit another vehicle head-on. Smith was pronounced dead on the scene the other driver received serious…
BERKELEY, MO (AP) — Relatives of a fleeing driver and his passenger who were killed in a St. Louis County crash are demanding an outside review. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police initially said they weren’t chasing the car that crashed last month, killing 49-year-old Mikel Neil, who was driving, and his passenger, 59-year-old Townsal…
OSCEOLA, MO (AP) — The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department says the deaths of two men in a shooting at a convenience store appear to be a murder-suicide. KYTV reports the shooting happened Friday morning at “The Port” convenience store in Osceola. Sheriff Scott Keeler says he believes the deaths stemmed from a child custody dispute. He…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Sandra Karsten is retiring and will take on a job leading the state Public Safety Department. Karsten on Friday announced she will retire from the Highway Patrol Sept. 1. She will take over as acting public safety director when current Director Drew Juden steps down…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Sandra Karsten is retiring and will take on a job leading the state Public Safety Department. Karsten on Friday announced she will retire from the Highway Patrol Sept. 1. She will take over as acting public safety director when current Director Drew Juden steps down…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A former Missouri state trooper who was driving a boat when a handcuffed Iowa man fell out and drowned is suing to get his peace officers’ license back. Anthony Piercy filed a lawsuit this week against the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the agency’s director. The Kansas City Star reports he’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol went too far in firing a trooper after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in the drowning death of a handcuffed Iowa man, a judge has found. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce ruled Wednesday that Col. Sandra Karsten, the patrol’s superintendent, can’t…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol is out in full force for the Memorial Holiday Weekend. Troopers will be on the lookout for motorists exceeding the speed limit, seat belt violations, and impaired drivers. The annual Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort) is aimed at keeping roadways and waterway safe. “Troopers will be…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is warning motorists in southern areas of the state of expected flooding and possible dangerous travel conditions. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for Tuesday and some flood warnings in southern parts of Missouri after heavy rains fell this week in the region.…