CRIME & SAFETY
Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer
ST. LOUIS -- A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was found guilty of murder Thursday. After a nearly two-week trial, a St. Louis jury convicted Thomas Kinworthy, 46, of first-degree murder and eight other charges in the death of 29-year-old Officer Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Family of St. Louis man searching for answers after man hit by vehicle in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a St. Louis man is demanding justice after they say a family member was injured in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Drew Schenk, 22 was in Columbia from St. Louis visiting a group of friends who attended the University of Missouri during the weekend, according to his sister The post Family of St. Louis man searching for answers after man hit by vehicle in Columbia appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Man dead after stabbing in Southwest Garden neighborhood
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- A man was stabbed to death Thursday in St. Louis’ Southwest Garden neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers found the man around 11 a.m. in the 4500 block of Cleveland. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The scene was...
Former SLPS employee charged after police say he slammed 6-year-old's head into lunch table
ST. LOUIS — A former Saint Louis Public Schools employee was charged after police said he slammed a 6-year-old child's head into a table while supervising lunchtime at a daycare center earlier this month. St. Louis prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against 58-year-old Gregory Filben for a felony count of...
St. Louis man charged with shooting two women in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A St. Louis man has been charged with shooting two women inside a home in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Craig Messiah-Smith, 24, was arrested around 1:20 p.m.. Monday, just minutes after Chicago police said he shot two women, ages 30 and 31, inside a home in the 7400 block of South Ellis Avenue.
2 students robbed at gunpoint in dorm room on Harris Stowe State University campus
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Two students were robbed at gunpoint in Midtown Monday evening. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. in the 3000 block of Laclede. Police said two victims in their early 20s were invited to come to a dorm room at Harris Stowe State University. When they entered, two suspects in their early 20s, wearing black ski masks pointed guns at them and stole one of the victims’ items and backpack, according to officials.
'This man is...the devil' | Prosecutors play recording of suspect's ex-wife's call with detective during trial for murder of St. Louis police officer
ST. LOUIS — Amy Kinworthy is Thomas Kinworthy’s ride-or-die love. That’s what she told jurors during the seventh day of his trial for the murder of St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon. This, despite admitting he had committed acts of domestic violence against her during their 15-year...
1 dead in 3 vehicle crash in Swansea
SWANSEA, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Investigators shut down part of Illinois 159 in Swansea for a fatal crash investigation. According to the Swansea Police Department, the crash happened just after 5 p.m. in the 2400 block of Illinois 159. Police told First Alert 4 that one person was pronounced...
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