CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man whose 4-year-old son died after drinking the father’s methadone has been ordered to spend 15 years in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Laron Crawford of Berkeley was sentenced Friday in St. Louis County. That’s where he pleaded guilty in February to charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Local civic leader, philanthropist and widow of the late Des Lee … Mary Ann Lee … has passed away of natural causes. She was 90. In 1945, Lee married Jack C. Taylor, who 12 years later founded Executive Leasing, now Enterprise Holdings. Their marriage ended in 1977, but right up until Taylor’s death…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down early Sunday morning near North Broadway and East Taylor. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St. Louis murder count to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Today is Mayor Francis Slay’s last full day in office after serving four terms. To mark the occasion, staffers will hang a portrait of Slay at City Hall during a ceremony this afternoon. Slay was first elected to the Board of Alderman back in 1985. He later became the president of the Board…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a woman was shot and wounded by an officer after the driver of the car in which she was riding drove into a police vehicle. Police say the 27-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound to her hand and shoulder. Investigators say the…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis City’s homeless population is speaking out against the new “homeless shelter” — which is an otherwise unused warehouse, now that the New Life Evangelistic Center has been closed down. Some say they’re being targeted by St. Louis Police. Director of the New Life Evangelistic Center Downtown Larry Rice says the warehouse has…
( KTRS ) One teen is dead and two others are injured after a drive-by shooting in University City. Police say the shooting happened around 10:30 Thursday morning when shots rang out in the 8300 block of Braddock. Upon arrival officers found 17 yr old Taylor Simpson lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds.…
( KTRS ) Authorities have apprehend a second suspect in connection with the death of Monica Sykes. Police report that they have arrested Jermaine Benjamin, he is the brother of Ray Ellis who is already in custody and charged with second degree murder. Benjamin has been charged with tampering with physical evidence and is being…
( KTRS ) Town and Country police are looking a man accused of passing counterfeit money. The man allegedly used counterfeit money to buy something inside the gift shop of the Missouri Baptist Medical Center, but also asked employees and visitors at the center for change. Anyone who knows the man is asked to contact…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down late Monday afternoon along the 4800 block of St. Louis Avenue. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. The victim’s name has not been released. There’s no word of…