St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) A group of would-be inmates are getting a chance at a new start. On Wednesday afternoon, 31 participants graduated from the St. Charles County Court Treatment program, which allows those with alcohol or drug related offenses to enroll in a year-long court supervised treatment program as an alternative to jail…
John McEuen taught Steve Martin how to play the banjo. He’s also fronted the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for the past 50 years.
(KTRS) – Police in O’Fallon, Missouri issued a Silver Advisory after an 85-year-old man went missing. Billie Jo Hubbard was last seen picking up a prescription on North Main St in O’Fallon Wednesday morning around 11:15. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the nearest police.
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Relatives of a 25-year-old St. Louis County Justice Center inmate who hanged himself are questioning why he wasn’t on suicide watch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 25-year-old Micah Joel Lees of Lake St. Louis was found hanging in his cell Monday. Relatives say he was taken off life support at…
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Valley Conference Sports Properties (MVCSP) and St. Louis-based radio station KTRS (550 AM) have entered into a multi-year agreement, providing KTRS exclusive rights to broadcast the men’s basketball games of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. “We are excited about our new partnership with KTRS Radio,” said…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An online reporter whose stories have been critical of Missouri’s death penalty procedures alleges in a federal lawsuit that he’s wrongly been excluded from being an execution witness. The American Civil Liberties Union’s suit Wednesday on Buzzfeed News reporter Christopher McDaniel’s behalf asks a judge to block anyone other than…
(KTRS) – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is partnering with the University of Missouri in Columbia to train NGA employees. The five-year, $12 million grant will be used for education and training needs identified by the NGA. Work is expected to begin on the NGA’s new headquarters in north St. Louis by the middle of next…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Vaping shops are calling for e-cigarettes to be excluded from the so-called “Tobacco 21” ordinance in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Council approved the measure which calls for raising the age from 18 to 21 to buy tobacco products. Owners and employees of area vaping shops object to…
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage is rejecting some lawmakers’ assertions that he has addiction or mental health issues and is vowing that he won’t resign. Addressing a handful of reporters Wednesday, the Republican said he’s not an alcoholic or drug addict and doesn’t “have mental issues.” LePage says he plans to seek…
