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…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Jennings. Authorities report that the shooting took place in the 7100 block of Florence Place around 5:20 Thursday evening. One male victim was shot in the leg and was taken to hospital for a non-life threatening injury. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of…
( KTRS ) A Florissant man has been charged in connection with the death of his wife. The Florissant police department reports that officers were called to a home in Apache Court around 7 am Thursday morning. 41 yr old Peter Chafin told the police dispatcher that he had killed his wife 22 yr old…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a person was found dead in a Florissant home. Fox 2 is reporting that police were called to the home on Apache Court for a domestic situation at just before 7 a.m. Thursday. One person has been taken into custody. The name of the victim hasn’t been released.…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a holdup at a Taco Bell that led to a brief gunfire exchange between officers and the robbers. Around 5:45 Wednesday evening police received a call for a robbery in progress at the restaurant on South Grand. As police arrived, two suspects fled the store. One of them fired…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for breaking into a home and kidnapping a 10-year-old girl who was sleeping on a couch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 19-year-old John Classen of O’Fallon was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty in October to kidnapping,…
( KTRS ) Police across the state are searching for a missing 7 yr old boy from Chillicothe, Mo. The endangered person advisory was issued after 32 yr old Anthony Davis failed to drop off his son, Seth, to his mother on December 4th. Investigators tracked Davis’s cell phone to Washington, Mo., on Dec. 6th…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after two victims were found shot just after midnight this morning. Police found the victims in the 3100 block of South Kingshighway, but have not said where the shooting actually took place. Both victims were found conscious and breathing. No further details have been released.
( KTRS ) Investigators are searching for the suspect in a fatal hit and run. Police say the incident took place early Sunday morning around 12:30 am near the intersection of Jefferson and Chouteau Ave. The 38 yr old male victim was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries. At this time…
( KTRS ) Two people were shot while driving Thursday night, leading to a car accident that left one woman dead and a man in critical condition. Police say the victims’ car overturned on the driver’s side after it crashed through an iron fence on Caroline Street near Ohio Avenue. Multiple bullet holes were found…