Highland, ILL (KTRS) A 35-year old Highland Illinois woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of felony fraud. Sarah Delshmitt faked breast cancer and genetic disorders to steal money from several organizations. According to court documents, beginning in October 2015 Delshmitt said she pretended to be diagnosed with muscular dystrophy to attend Camp Summit, a…
RIVERVIEW, Mo. (AP) — A man charged with murder in August in St. Louis County is dead following another shooting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Demarcus Pierce was found by Riverview police Friday morning. He died Saturday at a hospital. St. Louis County police took over the investigation and are trying to determine…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The victim in Monday morning’s homicide in north city is identified. St. Louis Police say 47-year-old Bryan Wright was gunned down at around 10 o’clock in the 22-hundred block of Sullivan, in the city’s St. Louis Place neighborhood. That’s where Wright was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later…
DESOTO, Mo. (AP) — Family members have identified four people killed in an eastern Missouri house fire as a couple, their daughter and a granddaughter. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that those killed were 76-year-old Joe Detter and his 74-year-old wife, Frances Detter; their daughter, 37-year-old Sherri Detter; and granddaughter, 18-year-old Kari Detter. Two men…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Charges are filed in Saturday afternoon’s quadruple shooting in Jennings. County Police say that 40-year-old Joseph Jones was charged Sunday with 2 counts of 1st degree murder and other crimes. Officers responded to a call in the 8800 block of Shannon Fox Circle just before 1:30. Upon arrival they found 4…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An area man is going to prison for his role in a romance scam. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 30-year-old Hammed Akande was sentenced Thursday to more than 5 years after pleading guilty back in March to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Court documents say that back in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police are investigating after the body of a man was discovered Wednesday in shallow water at a South County Quarry in the 10-thousand block of Lake Bluff Drive. The man has not been positively identified, but police believe there is a chance the man was a suspect involved…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A former security officer at an area school is being indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 47-year-old Mark Bennett was indicted Wednesday on 1 count of sexual exploitation of a child. The investigation revealed Bennett to be in possession of more than…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s investigation of Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway over a GOP group’s allegations of campaign finance violations has prompted a legal fight. With Galloway engaged in a tight race for the governor’s seat with Republican incumbent Mike Parson, Ashcroft agreed last month to look into concerns…
Saturday’s game between Missouri and No. 17 LSU has been moved to Missouri’s home stadium and will be played in the morning because of Hurricane Delta. The Southeastern Conference announced the move on Wednesday. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that moving the game was in the best interest of safety for Louisiana.…