ST. LOUIS (AP) – Eight Chicago residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for the smash-and-grab crime at a Saks Fifth Avenue in suburban St. Louis. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis on Wednesday announced the indictments. All eight suspects are in their 20’s. Illinois State Police say they are also under…
( KTRs) Authorities are investigating a call for an assault that involved an axe. Police were called to a residence in the 4800 block of Maffitt, just after midnight, Wednesday. When they arrived that victim told officers that he had got into an altercation with his neighbor, who then produced an axe and struck the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – One day after Ferguson residents heard an update on racial reform efforts in their community, a federal judge got an update of her own. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry held a hearing Tuesday to hear about efforts to eliminate racial bias and create more diversity in the St. Louis suburb that…
( KTRS ) One man has been charged in connection with the armed robbery of the future First Lady of Missouri. St. Louis Police have charged 19-year-old Marquay Beard, with one count of tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with Tuesdays armed robbery of Sheena Greitens. Police say Greitens, wife of Governor-elect Eric Greitens,…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a couple was found stabbed to death in their home in Fenton. St. Louis County police say 65-year-old Michael, and 64-year-old Denise Oppermann may have died during a murder/suicide. Police were initially called to check on the well-being of the couple. When officers arrived they found all the…
Police are investigating a fatal shooting in north St. Louis. Authorities report the incident happened near Riverview Boulevard around 6:30pm. Fox 2 news reports that 1 17 yr old teen was fatally shot and two other minors were also injured. An investigation is ongoing, no further details have been released.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – The lead monitor overseeing efforts to eradicate racial bias in Ferguson’s police and court system says the “eyes of the whole nation” are on the St. Louis suburb. Clark Ervin spoke Monday night at a town hall meeting in Ferguson. Ervin says the evaluation is in the early stages of a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens says his wife was robbed at gunpoint not far from their St. Louis home. The Republican governor-elect said in a written statement Monday night that the future first lady, Sheena Greitens, is “safe but shaken.” Greitens transition team leader Austin Chambers says Sheena Greitens was robbed by…
( KTRS ) A driver asleep at the wheel is believed to be the cause of a fatal crash on 270 Saturday night. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that 20 yr old D’Angelo Bernaugh fell asleep, while driving, around 10:50pm Saturday night on eastbound 270. Her SUV struck another, pushing it off the right side…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A group of Chicago-area residents accused of stealing $60,000 worth of handbags in a brazen smash-and-grab in suburban St. Louis are suspected in similar crimes in three other states involving nearly $2 million in thefts and damage. The crime Saturday at Plaza Frontenac resulted in a police chase that ended 60…