Family members of Dametria McDile, who died while in custody at the St. Louis City Justice Center, are demanding answers, raising concerns about whether she received proper medical care before her death.
NEW YORK (AP) — From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who’s who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. All have denied having anything to do with his sexual abuse of girls [...]
PHILIP MARCELO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press
Keaton Wagler scored 28 points and No. 9 Illinois won its 11th straight game, beating No. 5 Nebraska 78-69 in the first matchup of top-10 teams the Cornhuskers have hosted. The Fighting Illini haven’t lost since falling 83-80 at home to Nebraska on Dec. 13. They held the Huskers to four field goals in the first 13 minutes of the second half. Nebraska lost its second straight after a 20-0 start. The Huskers were beaten on the road Tuesday by another top-10 opponent, No. 3 Michigan. Brendan Frager returned for Nebraska after missing the previous two games with an ankle injury and scored 20 points.
BRANSON, Mo. — Two magicians who have headlined shows in Branson and Las Vegas are facing a federal charge accusing them of producing child sexual abuse material. Garry Carson and Janine Carson were indicted this week on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to court records filed in the Western District of [...]
A Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy was shot while making a traffic stop in South Peoria late Saturday night and underwent successful surgery, and is now in stable condition.
WARRENTON, Mo. - Warrenton police are investigating an overnight vehicle chase and an assault on an officer that occurred early Sunday morning. The driver of a fleeing car allegedly struck an officer with the vehicle before abandoning it and running into a wooded area. The incident began just before 1:45 a.m. when officers attempted to [...]
OWENSVILLE, Mo. - Owensville Fire Protection is responding to a four-alarm fire at a commercial building along Highway K Sunday morning. The fire started in the Bay Area along Highway K. Emergency crews are currently on the scene working to control the large-scale blaze. There is currently no word on what caused the fire to [...]
Emergency crews responded to four separate fires across the St. Louis metropolitan area and Edwardsville between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents, which affected a home, a store and two vacant buildings. The fires occurred in the Baden neighborhood, St. Ann and North St. Louis City, [...]
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis firefighters battled a massive overnight fire at a vacant brick building in North St. Louis early Sunday morning. The fire broke out at approximately 2 a.m. at the intersection of Page and North Taylor. The St. Louis Fire Department reported that flames were moving through the two-and-a-half story structure when [...]
ST. LOUIS - Another cold start but temperatures will actually warm up Sunday into the upper 20s to low 30s area wide. A weak wave rolls through later and flurries and light snow will impact part of the region this afternoon and early evening, especially along and east of the Mississippi River. A widespread dusting [...]
ST. LOUIS - A man is dead following an overnight shooting in downtown St. Louis. The incident occurred near the intersection of Ninth and Olive streets. St. Louis police were called to the scene just before 2:30 a.m.. Upon arrival, officers discovered a man who had been shot. The man did not survive the shooting. [...]
ST. LOUIS - A man in his 40s died after being shot late Saturday night in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Officers responded to a call in the 4500 block of S. Broadway just before midnight on Jan. 31. Police found the man unconscious and not breathing in the passenger seat of a Ford SUV. Emergency [...]
ST. LOUIS - A woman died Saturday while in custody at the St. Louis City Justice Center. Dametria McDile, 32, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead on Jan. 31. City Justice Center staff report that 32-year-old Dametria McDile was found unresponsive in her cell just before 4:45 p.m. A preliminary [...]
Mardi Gras season is finally here. The annual Cajun Cook-Off in Soulard marked the first of many St. Louis-area celebrations leading up to Fat Tuesday.