( KTRS ) Homicide detectives have been called to take over an investigation. Police say a man was found shot, unconscious and not breathing, in the 8900 block of Riverview just after 5:30pm Monday evening. At this time no further details have been released.
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities have identified the 68-year-old woman who died in a southwestern Illinois vehicle crash over the weekend. The St. Clair County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Marlene A. Horn of Millstadt. She was pronounced dead early Monday after a late night crash that injured three others including two children. Police…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A man who was spared the death penalty by a St. Louis-area jury that instead assessed a life prison term in the 1977 shooting death of a police officer has died in prison. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 72-year-old James Davis died of apparent natural causes Saturday at a…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a Monday night shooting. Authorities say the shooting took place just after 9:30pm near the intersection of Labadie and Sarah Ave. One male victim was found with a gun shot wound to the stomach and taken to a hospital in serious/stable condition. At this time no other info is…
( KTRS ) A 93-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained after a fire at his home on Saturday. The mans identity hasn’t been released. Investigators believe the fire started in a kitchen in the basement of the home. The fire happened in the 800 block of Emerald Place in unincorporated St. Charles County.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Temperatures plummeted in Missouri after freezing rain blanketed roads with ice, causing scores of accidents including some fatalities. At least three deaths in Missouri were blamed on icy roads Friday after a treacherous mix of snow and freezing rain blasted much of the state. Several more accidents were reported Saturday…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The number of speeding tickets issued in Illinois has plunged since 2010, while the number of roadway fatalities has ticked up. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports the number of speeding tickets Illinois State Police issue dropped 40 percent since 2010, when about 210,000 tickets were issued. Troopers issued about 127,000 tickets…
( KTRS) Police in Millstadt, IL are investigating a serious head on crash. Initial reports say the accident happened on Route 158 near the Douglas Road Intersection around 11:40 pm Sunday night. At this time the reason for the crash and the condition of those involved in unknown at this time.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The homeless are proving to be especially susceptible to latest version of synthetic marijuana, a man-made hallucinogen that experts say is far more dangerous and unpredictable than the real thing. Nearly 300 homeless people became ill last month in St. Louis. Other outbreaks have occurred in New York City, Los Angeles…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Colleges and universities are again deciding whether to front grant money to low-income students who are supposed to be receiving state aid as Illinois’ budget remains uncertain. The Southern Illinoisan reports a survey recently released by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission suggests some schools that covered grants in the fall aren’t…