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Road rage mystery solved as ghost driver gets prison time

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

BOURBON, Mo. – It was a mystery for months in Bourbon, Missouri, after Jamie Peters was found unconscious outside of her car in the middle of the road.Peters, 41, continues to struggle with a brain injury following an August 2021 road rage incident. She’s still learning to talk and walk again with the help of her boyfriend, Cullen Oldham.“For us, it’s going to be a lifetime sentence,” Oldham said.But now she can concentrate solely on her healing.“I can’t feel my face on this side at all,” Peters said, explaining her partial paralysis.Last month, a judge sentenced Joseph Voisey, the man who attacked Peters, to seven years in prison.“I was so relieved,” Peters said. City of St. Charles shuts down water treatment plant due to ammonia drop The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office began its investigation with few leads.Surveillance video revealed a mystery driver following Peters’ car on Highway JJ back in 2021, as they continued four miles into Bourbon. Eyewitnesses saw bits and pieces of...

You Paid For It: North St. Louis County community demands better police protection

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A community in unincorporated north St. Louis County contacted the You Paid For It team for help dealing with a spike in cases of vandalism of their cars, as well as car thefts and other property crimes.Residents are pleading for more police protection; they didn’t see an adequate number of patrols in the area. They believe that encouraged criminals to target their area."We've got kids—young men—coming through the neighborhood, destroying our property, knocking our mailboxes down, breaking our windows out of cars for no apparent reason,” Radford Beasley said.Beasley’s wife, Michelle, has lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. She says police used to patrol the area regularly but don’t anymore.“I don’t know what it is or why, but we just need to see more of a police presence,” she said. City of St. Charles shuts down water treatment plant due to ammonia drop There is even a state trooper living in the neighborhood with a marked patrol car. Radford...

Jordan Walker's bases-loaded triple sparks the Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the A's

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jordan Walker hit a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics in a matchup of last-place teams on Monday night.Walker's first career triple capped a four-run seventh. Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the fifth, his 19th, for St. Louis.Jo Jo Romero (3-1) worked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Cardinals, who had lost their previous six meetings with the A's.In the seventh, Angel Felipe (1-1) walked the bases full with one out and gave way to Francisco Perez, who walked Lars Nootbaar on five pitches to move the Cardinals within 5-4.Perez struck out Luken Baker looking, then yielded Walker's triple to right-center on a 3-2 fastball. The ball glanced off the glove of Oakland right fielder Seth Brown.Miles Mikolas departed with a 3-2 lead after yielding consecutive one-out singles in the seventh. Giovanny Gallegos, pitching on his 32nd birthday, entered and gave up a ...

How local agencies are helping trafficking victims

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently announced the results of a nationwide effort to help victims of sex trafficking.According to the FBI’s St. Louis office, Cross Country 13 resulted in locating several local, missing juveniles. Jay Greenberg, the special agent in charge of the St. Louis office, encourages anyone who suspects trafficking to report their suspicions to authorities.“If you see something that looks out of the ordinary, go ahead and report it,” Greenberg said.Greenberg says there’s a misconception that trafficking typically involves a victim being kidnapped or abducted. According to authorities, luring a victim into danger through a friendship or relationship is more likely. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Members of U.S. House Ag committee hold listening session for Missouri farmers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

SEDALIA, Mo. – Even with many parts of the state receiving rainfall over the past week, this summer's drought is still taking a toll on Missouri farmers.While some might think the recent rain has improved things for the state's agriculture industry, stakeholders say the impact of the drought will be felt for months and years to come. During a listening session at the Missouri State Fair on Monday, the state told the federal delegation that Missouri needs help."We've been blessed to have had the rain we've recently had, but the reality of it is, for the row croppers, for cattle, for livestock producers, that problem doesn't stop with the rain," Gov. Mike Parson said. "Going into fall, we're going to be short on pasture, we're going to be short on supply, and we're going to have to get through the winter somehow."After the driest April and May since 1988, farmers across Missouri are left to make tough decisions like sending cattle to market early, due to a lack of hay."We were down in...

Rockies piece together 6-4 comeback win over Diamondbacks in Charlie Blackmon’s return to lineup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

Three hours before the return of Charlie Blackmon, Rockies manager Bud Black attempted to manifest osmosis.Now that Colorado’s young hitters could finally observe the lineup’s bearded bastion of contact hitting in action, Black reasoned, they could absorb and replicate Blackmon’s experienced approach at the plate.It took eight often-aggravating innings, but his intuition was right.The Rockies rallied for a 6-4 series-opening win over the Diamondbacks on Monday night to welcome back Blackmon, who returned to the top of the lineup after missing 52 games with a fractured hand. He went 2 for 3 with a walk and set the table in the bottom of the eighth with a leadoff infield single, beating out a close play. Colorado trailed 4-2 at the time; it had been 4-1 in the sixth before an Ezequiel Tovar home run.“Chuck beat out a ground ball up the middle, because of course he did, obviously,” said Nolan Jones, who singled home the game-winning run later in the inning...

911 dispatch trainee helps save man's life

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

An Orange County couple who had a harrowing experience after the husband suffered a heart attack last month met with the 911 dispatch trainee who answered the wife’s frantic call and helped save the man’s life.  Sharon and Steve Kielty were all smiles as they walked into the fire station in Rancho Santa Margarita on Monday to meet Chris Carvalho, the 911 dispatch trainee. It was on July 1 that 62-year-old Steve went into full cardiac arrest and Sharon called the emergency hotline.  "What’s your emergency,” Dispatcher Carvalho can be heard saying in audio of the 911 call.  “Yeah, my husband just had a heart attack. He collapsed on the floor and he’s turning red and purple. Please come!” Sharon, panic-stricken, is heard responding. At the time, Carvalho, a probationary dispatcher, had only been on the job for three months.  “We’ll be there soon, but you’re going to keep doing this until we take over, okay? Do not stop,” Carvalho is heard saying.  As far a...

Oakland A’s fail to hold another lead as road woes continue

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

The Oakland Athletics once again failed to protect a late-inning lead as their road losing streak reached eight games.Right after scoring three times in the top of the seventh inning to take a two-run lead, the A’s promptly gave up four runs in the bottom half en route to a 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.Oakland pitchers issued four walks in the bottom of the seventh. Angel Felipe (1-1) walked the bases full with one out and gave way to left-hander Francisco Pérez, who walked Lars Nootbaar on five pitches to move the Cardinals within 5-4.Then with the bases loaded, Pérez gave up a bases-clearing triple to Jordan Walker, giving the Cardinals a 7-5 lead.The A’s were unable to respond with another run as they lost the opener of the three-game series at Busch Stadium. Oakland was coming off a devastating 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday in which it gave up six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.Oakland’s last road win came on July 29 in Colorado against ...

Man shot outside Santa Rosa apartment complex

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

(KRON) -- A man is in critical condition after he was shot in Santa Rosa Sunday morning. The shooting happened outside the gated entry to an apartment complex, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Aston Avenue at 5:53 a.m. for the report of gunshots. Upon arrival, they found the victim inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was in critical condition as of Monday afternoon. He was identified as a 33-year-old man from Santa Rosa. Body found at Golden Gate Park identified as San Francisco woman A police investigation revealed that the victim was driving when he stopped outside the complex. An armed suspect then approached him and shot at him multiple times, police said. The suspect drove away eastbound on Aston Avenue in an unknown car. They remain at large. Investigators are still attempting to identify suspects and determine the motive of the shooting. Anyone who lives near the area is asked...

Trump charged in Georgia with racketeering, violating oath of office and other charges in bid to overturn 2020 election

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:56:47 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump charged in Georgia with racketeering, violating oath of office and other charges in bid to overturn 2020 election.Source