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‘Active death investigation’ launched after remains found by hunter last November identified
The remains of a body found in the Mississippi woods by a hunter last November have been identified, Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing said. He added the family was notified of the identification Thursday. The Brookhaven Daily Leader reports that the Mississippi State Crime Lab determined the remains found in...
Same psychological expert who testified for defense in St. Louis County officer's murder trial testifies for defense in city officer's case
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder and St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon were both killed by men who Dr. Patricia Zapf says meet the standard to be found not guilty by reason of mental defect. Zapf is the star witness for the defense team...
Judge hands 13-year sentence to felon from St. John with rifle, meth
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Antwon Fulton, a convicted felon, to over 13 years in prison after he was found with a rifle and methamphetamine. The sentencing occurred on Wednesday. On May 6, 2021, Fulton was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by officers from the...
Granite City elementary principal, also a Freeburg school board member, resigns
“I was hired to be a change agent, and I am proud of the positive changes that occurred at Wilson 1-2 Education Center under my leadership,” the principal wrote in his resignation letter.
Homeowners who sued St. Louis for homeless encampment did not get heads up
Two homeowner who sued the city back in February for a homeless encampment that was on a Tower Grove South intersection for almost three years say they did not get a head ups from the city about the removal.
Teen facing 31 criminal counts in smash and grab robberies in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A teen is facing 31 counts of stealing-related offenses in a series of smash-and-grab-type robberies in April in St. Louis. St. Louis prosecutors have charged Leslie James III, 18, of St. Louis with eight counts of second-degree burglary, three counts of attempted burglary, 11 counts of felony property damage and eight counts of misdemeanor stealing. He is also charged with one count of tampering with a motor vehicle.
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