( KTRS) The man accused of murdering Officer Blake Snyder has pleaded “not guilty”. 18 yr old Trenton Forster gave the plea Wednesday afternoon in his first court appearance. He has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of 33-year-old officer Snyder. Officer Snyder and his partner were responding…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police were called around 7 a.m. Wednesday after the victim was found shot to death behind the Goody Goody Diner in 5900 block Natural Bridge. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s identity hasn’t been released.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – One of the nation’s largest Fourth of July celebrations is returning to Forest Park in St. Louis in 2017. Organizers of Fair St. Louis said Tuesday that the festival will be July 2 through July 4. The fair was on the grounds of the Gateway Arch for its first 33 years. The…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Ninety-year-old rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry is set to release his first new studio album in more than 35 years. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Berry’s album, titled “Chuck,” will be available in 2017. The album was recorded in St. Louis-area studios and will feature mostly original work by Berry,…
( KTRS ) Authorities have identified the remains of a man found behind a church in North County. On October 12th police were called to the Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, for a report of a found body. The victim has now been identified as 64 yr old Ivory Kelly, who resided in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Washington University in St. Louis has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down the throats of babies, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group. The Washington University School of Medicine said in a statement on Monday that after…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The city of St. Louis is giving those with outstanding warrants a second chance to make good on their case. For a two-week period that began Monday, those with outstanding warrants can reschedule court dates. This applies only to non-violent offenses. Warrants will not be recalled for defendants with charges for…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities in St. Louis are investigating three separate shooting deaths. Police say the shootings occurred overnight. The victims’ identities haven’t been released. One man was found late Saturday night in an apartment dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Early Sunday, a male in his late teens was found shot in the head.…
( KTRS ) Police are searching for the gunman that robbed the Neighbors Credit Union at the corner of West Florissant and New Halls Ferry Saturday morning. The robbery happened at 10:15 am when the suspect walked into the credit union wearing at wearing a ski mask and brandishing a firearm. He jumped the counter…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Hundreds of police officers from around the country turn out to pay their respects for a fallen St. Louis County officer. The funeral for 33-year-old Blake Snyder was Thursday in Chesterfield. Ten pallbearers carried the flag-draped coffin inside the Family Church, followed by Snyder’s widow, Elizabeth, and their 2-year-old son. In…