ST. LOUIS (AP) – Unofficial numbers are in, and 2016 was just as deadly as 2015 in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 188 homicide cases were reported in the city last year, the exact same as 2015. The 2015 total was 18 percent higher than the 159 killings in 2014. The record…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Under mounting pressure to free convicts as a last act, President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks. But don’t expect many famous offenders to make the list. The list of bold names appealing to Obama for compassion in his…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a shooting that left one man injured. The incident took place just after 8pm Wednesday night near the intersection of 20th and Cass Ave. The victim was found conscious and breathing, no further details are available at this time.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Visitors to the Missouri Capitol will have to pass through metal detectors under new security procedures being implemented by incoming Gov. Eric Greitens’ administration. An advisory Wednesday from the Capitol Police says the metal detectors will become operational next Tuesday – the day after Greitens takes office. Records obtained by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – After meeting with investors in a proposed St. Louis soccer stadium, Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens still opposes spending state money for the project. Senior adviser Austin Chambers said Greitens met Wednesday in Jefferson City with members of the group SC STL. The group is seeking to build a $200 million…
( KTRS ) Police in St. Louis City are investigating the first homicide of the year. Authorities have not released much information, only to say the shooting happened around 10 pm Wednesday night in the 3200 block of Dodier Street. The victim, a male in his 20’s, was found dead at the scene. An investigation…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers will start the 2017 legislative session with a new ally for Republicans: Gov.-elect Eric Greitens. Legislators will meet for the first day of session Wednesday at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Republicans hold commanding majorities in both the House and Senate. But GOP lawmakers for eight years were…
CHICAGO (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden has sworn in Tammy Duckworth as Illinois’ new U.S. senator at a ceremony in Washington. Duckworth’s press secretary, Sean Savett, says U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois escorted Duckworth to the Tuesday afternoon ceremony. Savett says Duckworth and the vice president also did a traditional recreation of the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has suspended a Lincoln County judge accused of delaying the assignment of public defenders in probation cases. The court on Tuesday suspended Judge Christina Kunza Mennemeyer without pay for six months starting Feb. 1. The action comes in response to a 2014 complaint filed by the…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after man arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police have released very little information about the shooting. The victim, a male in his 20’s, arrived at the hospital around 8:40 pm Tuesday night. After investigation police say the shooting took place in the 1100…