( KTRS ) A fired Pine Lawn police lieutenant has been convicted of conspiring to falsely arrest a mayoral candidate. The U.S. attorney’s office says in a news release that 35-year-old Steven Blakeney has been found guilty of three criminal civil rights charges. Prosecutors say the false arrest happened in March 2013. Witnesses testified during…
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( KTRS ) The DEA will be holding a press conference, later this morning, to announce a new plan combating the heroin epidemic in St. Louis. The Drug Enforcement Administration says the “360 Strategy” is a “comprehensive law enforcement and prevention strategy” to help cities dealing with heroin, prescription drug abuse, and violent crime. Several…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri lawmaker says a colleague upset over a right-to-work bill took a swing at him in an alley outside a Jefferson City restaurant and the two ended up in a fistfight. Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis released a copy of the restraining order Tuesday that he filed against Rep. Michael…
CHICAGO (AP) – Corey Crawford stopped 25 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout, rookie Artemi Panarin and Andrew Shaw scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Sunday night to end a two-game losing streak. Crawford wasn’t consistently tested while earning his 19th career shutout. The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks…
(KTRS/Fox 2) St. Louis police are investigating the city’s 8th homicide after a weekend of violence. Fox 2 news reports the Sunday afternoon homicide took place on the city’s north side. Around 5pm officers were called to the area near Enright and Clarendon to a report of two males victims of a shooting. Upon arrival,…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – The death of a 70-year-old man in University City marks the third time since 2013 that a victim has been fatally stabbed inside a home in the St. Louis suburb. Police are investigating to determine if there is a connection. August Lombardo was killed inside his two-family home. A co-worker…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are investigating another homicide. Police say a man was found shot to death in 5500 block of West Florissant Avenue in north St. Louis early Saturday morning. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests. The brings the unofficial murder count in St. Louis to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in stable condition at being shot by police in north St. Louis. Authorities say officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 5100 block of Cates Avenue early Saturday morning. Upon arrival, a 50-year-old man approached them. Then according to police, a 52-year-old man walked out…