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3-year-old killed in early morning crash on I-55 in Jefferson County
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 3-year-old boy from Tennessee died following an early Sunday morning single-vehicle crash in Jefferson County. The crash happened at 4:40 a.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 168, just south of Selma. The 3-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A 1-year-old boy was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital. A 23-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were also seriously injured and were taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later
A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die.Williams, 55, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle during a robbery of her suburban St. Louis home. He was hours away from execution in August 2017 when he was given a reprieve after testing unavailable at the time of the killing showed that DNA on the knife...
Fire chief says 'don't get in the water' after this year's fourth water rescue at Rockford Park
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — On Sunday afternoon, Rockford Park in Jefferson County was packed with people. Despite warnings signs to avoid swimming or wading, the Big River was filled with children and adults. Some were swimming, others were floating around. High Ridge Fire Protection District Chief John Barton stood...
Arnold man, St. Louis woman hurt in motorcycle crash
An Arnold man and a St. Louis woman were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on June 29 on Old Hwy. 21 south of Mystic Valley Drive in unincorporated Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 10:49 p.m., Nathan A. Rumpsa, 26, was riding a northbound 2006 Harley-Davidson Street...
Three teen boys injured in Imperial crash
Three 16-year-old boys were injured in a vehicle crash on Old Antonia Road north of Windswept Estates Drive in Imperial on Monday, July 1, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. At 3:29 a.m., a House Springs teenager was driving a southbound 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier when he reportedly failed to negotiate...
Imperial man arrested for alleged DWI, resisting arrest outside Arnold restaurant
A 56-year-old Imperial man was arrested after Arnold Police were told he appeared intoxicated while riding a motorcycle. Officers located the man riding a 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the drive-thru lane at the Culver’s restaurant, 123 Richardson Crossing, police reported. Officers were called at about 9:45 p.m. June 19...
Eureka-area house destroyed in explosion
A Eureka-area house was reduced to rubble after an explosion late in the evening on June 28. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Barthelmass said Eureka Fire Protection District crews were dispatched at 11:16 p.m. to River Ends Drive in the unincorporated portion of Eureka in Jefferson County for what was initially classified as a house fire.
Imperial teen dies after struck by vehicle near Gravois Park
ST. LOUIS — An Imperial teenager died after he was struck by an SUV on Gravois Avenue near Potomac Street in St. Louis on June 21, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill confirmed the teen, Logan G. Jackson, 15, died June...
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