CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A 32-year-old man who used a pistol to threaten a driver and students on a school bus has been sentenced to five years in prison. Christian Goodson, of Berkeley, pleaded guilty Wednesday to seven counts of child endangerment and other charges. Goodson, then the father of a sixth-grader, smashed the window…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 28-year-old St. Louis County woman has admitted to participating in a romance scam that cost middle-age and elderly woman thousands of dollars. Trenice Hassel, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty Wednesday to making false statements to a federal agency. She admitted that she persuaded another woman to open a P.O.…
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing elderly woman from Berkeley. Police say 70-year-old Tryvania Thompson, who suffers from memory loss, hasn’t been seen since early Thursday morning. According to the investigation, Thompson went to bed Wednesday night and is believed to have left the home on foot sometime before…
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) A double homicide in Berkeley is being investigated. Police say two men were gunned down at just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 8300 block of Graybirch Drive. The victims were taken to area hospitals, where both were pronounced deceased shortly thereafter. The names of the victim’s hasn’t been released. No arrests have been…
BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area utility worker hit by a stray bullet from a shooting a half block away has died. Berkeley police say 55-year-old Frank Langston, of Dellwood, died Friday. An employee of Raineri Ready Mix, Langston was delivering materials to a St. Louis sewer district project when he was hit by…
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting at a north county gas station. Police say the victim was gunned down around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at a B-P Gas Station in the 4400 block in Berkeley. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of…
Kinloch, MO (KTRS) A body found in Kinloch in February has been positively identified as 25-year old Monica Sykes. She was reported missing from her Berkeley home in October 2016. A national search group, Texas Equi-search, joined volunteers and police last month and discovered the remains. Monica was reportedly last seen getting into a white…
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) Police need the public’s help in finding a person of interest in connection with two suspicious deaths in Berkeley. Investigators say firefighters found the bodies of two females, ages 26 and 60, after responding to a fire at their residence in the 6100 block of Eaton at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The…
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) The cause of a three-alarm fire at a Berkeley gas station is being investigated. Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning at the Mobil On The Run after the smell of smoke was detected in the building. The fire quickly spread and fire officials say the weather conditions made this fire difficult to bring…