ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old girl has been killed and three others injured in a shooting near a high school in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the shooting happened about 8 p.m. Friday outside Harold’s Chop Suey restaurant in the city’s Academy neighborhood. Police Chief John Hayden said the girl…
An attempt to serve a warrant in East St. Louis early Friday morning leaves an Illinois State Trooper shot dead. Police say the trooper was shot while trying to serve a warrant at a home in the 1400 block of North 42nd Street. The 33-year old trooper was rushed to St. Louis University Hospital where…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A 63-year-old man is charged with killing two people whose bodies were found in a pickup truck parked in north city Friday night. Willie Little was charged yesterday with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. The bodies of 41-year-old Toni Washburn and 62-year-old Mark Kuhlenberg,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Thursday sued Missouri’s top election official, alleging his actions and state laws denied them the right to put one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws to a public vote. No Bans on Choice Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union sought to put the law on the…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student withdrew their request Thursday for a judge to set bail, instead seeking a psychiatric evaluation. Defense lawyer Tony Farese said after the brief hearing that lawyers had obtained new information Wednesday about Brandon Theesfeld. The Fort Worth, Texas man…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A flash flood watch is in effect. The National Weather Service says some areas could see 2 – 4 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. Flood waters temporarily closed both directions of Highway 141 at I-44 Wednesday night, leaving multiple vehicles stranded. No injuries were reported. Ameren says that…
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson is calling a special legislative session to undo a court ruling on vehicle sales taxes. Parson on Wednesday announced he’s directing lawmakers to work on the issue beginning Sept. 9. That’s the same week as lawmakers’ scheduled short session to consider overriding vetoes. A June Missouri Supreme Court ruling says people can only count…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed says funds from a recently discovered budget surplus should be used to purchase body cameras for city police officers. The $23-million surplus was discovered by city leaders in the year-end budget. While an ordinance requires that half of that money go to the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is charged in connection with Monday’s armed carjacking in north county. 25-year-old Markel Hutton of the 300 block of Wedge in St. Louis is facing first degree robbery and other charges. The incident occurred at around 12:15 Monday afternoon in the 11-thousand block of Sugar Pine Drive. That’s where…
If you’re planning to ride MetroBus today, be advised that you could experience delays. In a statement Sunday night, Metro said that a driver shortage caused by quote, ‘an unusually high number of MetroBus operators already calling off work’ and operators ‘declining to work extra assignments’ are to blame. For details, you can contact the…