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Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Aldi grocery store chain comes to Twin Oaks with a new store at 1144 Meramec Station Road.

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The victim has not been identified at this time.

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ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones had a strong reaction to the tragic hit-and-run accident Tuesday on South Grand in St. Louis. Police have identified the victim on a bicycle as Danyell McMiller, 47, of St. Louis. He was hit just before 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of South Grand Boulevard in the Tower Grove East neighborhood and he later died at an area hospital. Jones said: “Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, cities across the country have seen a spike in traffic violence, and today’s tragic hit-and-run on South Grand is a reminder that St. Louis is no exception. "City departments continue to review potential solutions to make our streets safer no matter how St. Louisans choose to get around.” Police described the car that hit the man as a "white, newer model Kia" with no license plates. If anyone has any information about the incident, you are encouraged to contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at 314-231-1212.

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CEDAR HILL, Mo. - A voluntary boil advisory has been issued for a portion of Jefferson County. Public Water Supply District #8 says that a leak happened at around 10:00 am today near the intersection of Local Hillsboro Road and Graham Road. The advisory goes from the intersection of Local Hillsboro Road and Matterhorn Drive, [...]

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ST. LOUIS - The trial for a man accused of multiple sex crimes begins next week. Dominic Yocco is facing 28 sex charges involving ten different minors, some of them were reportedly unconscious during the offenses. The charges include first-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, first-degree statutory rape, statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years [...]

Along with leaves turning colors, the fall in even-numbered years often features political campaigns sparring over who is and is not willing to debate. And this year, that biennial squabble is between the candidates seeking Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the Republican nominee, slapped first, with a tweet on Tuesday accusing […]

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Bivalent COVID-19 boosters are becoming available among some providers beginning today with additional providers adding these boosters next week.

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James Rogers faces charges in the Aug. 15 killing of Michael Wiott in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

An investigation is underway after someone shot a man while he checked on a car alarm overnight in south St. Louis.

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, St. Louis County Police Colonel Kenneth L. Gregory announced the promotions of Lieutenants Anthony Cavaletti and John Pfanstiel to the rank of Captain, Sergeant Edward Magee to the rank of Lieutenant, and Police Officers Daniel Bradley, Brandon McCrary, and Matthew Reed to the rank of Sergeant. Captain Anthony Cavaletti joined the Department in 1999. Captain Cavaletti previously served in the South County Precinct, the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy, the Central County Precinct, the Bureau of Crimes Against Property, the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons, and the North County Precinct, and is currently assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Unit. Captain Cavaletti earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Management from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Business of Security Management from Webster University. Captain Cavaletti has received 11 Department awards and commendations. Captain

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Reality TV star James Timothy Norman’s trial started yesterday in St. Louis. Norman has been accused of masterminding a murder-for-hire plot, that resulted in the death of his nephew Andre Montgomery. Both men appeared on the Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s reality TV show.

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by Marek Mazurek, South Bend Tribune

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A police officer in Elkhart, Indiana, who was seen repeatedly punching a handcuffed man in a 2018 video obtained by the South Bend Tribune and ProPublica pleaded guilty in a federal civil rights case last week.

The plea agreement calls for Cory Newland to be sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in the incident, in which he and fellow officer Joshua Titus were seen on a security camera video beating Mario Guerrero Ledesma while the man was handcuffed to a chair in a detention area at the city police station.

Newland will also pay a yet-to-be-determined amount to Ledesma in restitution. His plea came less than a month before the case was set to go to trial.

“I knew at the time of the assault that my use of force on M.L. was unjustified and unlawful under the circumstances,” Newland said in his plea agreement, referring to Ledesma by his initials.

Jessica McBrier, a spokesperson for the Elkhart Police Department, said Newland resigned from the force on Aug. 30 — the same day U.S. Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar accepted his guilty plea.

“The department has no further comment on any plea he entered in federal court,” McBrier said in an email to The Tribune.

Attorneys representing Newland did not respond to an interview request.

Titus has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial later this month. Both officers were placed on leave in late 2018, and Titus is still on unpaid leave with the department, McBrier said.

Fallout From Video

The Tribune obtained the video of the incident in November 2018 as part of an ongoing investigation with ProPublica into practices within the Elkhart Police Department and Elkhart County Prosecutor’s office that led to wrongful convictions. The investigation also revealed 28 of the police department’s 34 highest-ranking officers had disciplinary records.

The video shows Ledesma, seated and wearing handcuffs, while Newland, Titus and other officers stand nearby.

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At one point Ledesma spits toward Newland. Titus and Newland immediately punch Ledesma in the face, causing him to fall backward onto the floor. Titus and Newland then jump on top of him and punch him repeatedly.

“I placed M.L. in a chair with his hands handcuffed behind his back and behind the back of the chair,” Newland said in his plea deal. "M.L. spat in my direction. I responded by punching him in the face, causing him to fall backwards onto the floor. Another officer, Joshua Titus, and I continued to strike M.L. repeatedly with our fists. M.L. was in handcuffs during the entirety of the time we were punching him.”

Ledesma had initially been arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in jail, with 133 days of that sentence suspended.

Five months after the incident, Elkhart’s then-police chief, Ed Windbigler, gave both Newland and Titus reprimands but did not suspend or demote them. Speaking in 2018 to the city’s police oversight commission, Windbigler said the two officers “just went a little overboard” in subduing a person in custody, but he did not mention the fact the pair had punched a handcuffed suspect.

The Tribune obtained the video of the beating after that meeting, and the discrepancy between the video and Windbigler’s description of the incident was cited by the city in its decision to suspend Windbigler. He later resigned.

Newland and Titus were originally charged with misdemeanor battery in Elkhart County in November 2018. That case was put aside when the pair were indicted on federal civil rights charges in March 2019.

A sentencing date for Newland has not yet been set.