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Felon gets 5 years; police find gun with him in Shaw neighborhood

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Police caught a convicted felon with a gun when they responded to a domestic violence incident in the Shaw neighborhood. Now that man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. In May, De’Aliz’e Jones, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On [...]
Monica Ryan

Man shot and killed on I-55 Friday identified

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The person killed Friday night on I-55 has been identified. Deolandis Dabney, 27, was shot at about 12:30 p.m. on I-55 at South Broadway. Officers found him inside a four-door silver car suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and torso. The back passenger window was shot out, though it remains unclear [...]
Monica Ryan

Illinois to auction unclaimed property at the state fair

2 years 10 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -Unclaimed property will once again be auctioned off in Illinois. The Illinois State Treasurer's Office is hosting the auction at the state fair on August 21, 2022. The auction serves the dual purpose of helping the office clean out its vault while also raising awareness of the state's unclaimed property search engine. That [...]
Joe Millitzer

Republican Darren Bailey facing backlash for saying Holocaust 'doesn't even compare' to abortion in 2017 Facebook video

2 years 10 months ago
CHICAGO — Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is facing backlash after saying the horrors of the Holocaust “doesn't even compare” to abortion. On Tuesday, Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who is Jewish, released an ad highlighting antisemitic comments made by Bailey during his 2017 run for a seat in the Illinois House. The [...]
Melissa Espana

Bailey in 2017: abortion ‘doesn’t even compare’ to Holocaust

2 years 10 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WCIA) – Before running for statewide office, Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey argued abortions are worse than Holocaust in a Facebook Live. “I believe that abortion is one of the greatest atrocities of our day and I believe it’s one of the greatest atrocities probably forever,” Bailey said in the video about six [...]
Danny Connolly

How much can Tyler O'Neill bench? TikTokkers find out

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - "Is Tyler O'Neill the strongest player in the MLB?" That's the question the guys from @batboysbaseball asked the Cardinal's right fielder. O'Neill said in the video that about five years ago he hit his personal record on bench press at 425 pounds, but he commented on the video saying he made a [...]
Monica Ryan

Police ask for help identifying Central West End robbery suspect

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying and locating a robbery suspect. Police said three people were robbed on Wednesday, July 27 at 12:15 a.m. in the 10 block of South Euclid. The three victims reported this incident to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Central Patrol Division. They told police "they [...]
Monica Ryan

911 outage in Monroe County, Illinois

2 years 10 months ago
MONROE COUNTY, Ill. - The Monroe County Sheriff's Department said their 911 system is out after IDOT cut a fiber while working on the roadways Monday morning. The department made the announcement on its Facebook page at 11:18 a.m. They are working to resolve the issue. This outage is also impacting Randolph County. All current [...]
Monica Ryan

Man drowns in north St. Louis County pool

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man drowned at a pool in north St. Louis County a few weeks ago. Police said they arrived at the scene in the 11000 block of Sugartrail Drive just before 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 23. Keven Wright, 59, was found unresponsive in the deep end of the pool. [...]
Monica Ryan

2-year-old finds gun, shoots himself in foot in south St. Louis

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A two-year-old boy shot himself in the foot Monday afternoon in south St. Louis. Police said the shooting happened at 4:18 p.m. in the 4300 block of Michigan Avenue. A 17-year-old boy came to a residence to visit his girlfriend. He brought his firearm inside the residence and failed to secure it. [...]
Monica Ryan