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Heuer Goes 5-9 Last Week, Wiese 8-6
Songwriter Carol Bayer Sager has written a Memoir about writing over 400 songs
She wrote “Nobody Does It Better” for Carly Simon, which garnered an Oscar nomination for the Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me”
DOJ Raises Concerns Over Aspects Of Ferguson’s Code Of Conduct Ordinance
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The Department of Justice is raising some concerns with the Code of Conduct ordinance Ferguson passed last summer to restore order to the city council meetings. A special city council meeting was Thursday afternoon, where city leaders and the city’s attorneys discussed making amendments to the ordinance. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood says…
Death penalty remains a possibility in case against Trenton Forster
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors say they have not determined whether they will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a St. Louis County police officer. Eighteen-year-old Trenton Forster pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of 33-year-old Blake Snyder. Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis…
National non-profit wants to build “smart home” for paralyzed Ballwin police officer
(KTRS) – The Gary Sinise Foundation is spearheading plans to build a “smart home” for Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion. The group wants to build a home that will be adapted to Flamion’s new needs–he was shot and paralyzed during a traffic stop in July. The foundation has previously modified Chris Sanna’s home after he…
Jim Edmonds Talked Postseason Baseball
Jim Edmonds joined Martin and Randi to talk post season baseball, playing for the Cubs, his relationship with Joe Maddon and dealing with the car pool.
Illinois county prepares to recount thousands of early voting ballots
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – A computer coding error is forcing a western Illinois election authority to recount about 2,000 ballots cast during early voting. Adams County will send the ballots through the voting machine again on Thursday night. The Illinois State Board of Elections will have someone observe the recount. Representatives of both the Democratic…
Union asks court to reverse Wal-Mart trespassing order
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A labor union is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to reverse a judge’s order barring it from trespassing on the retail giant’s property in the state, arguing that the issue needs to be settled by a federal board. Attorneys for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and Wal-Mart…
Milwaukee cop who fatally shot man charged with sex assault
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a black man in August, sparking several nights of unrest on the city’s north side, has been arrested on a sexual assault charge in an unrelated case. Police released a statement Thursday saying Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was arrested Wednesday after the Milwaukee County prosecutor filed…
GoFund Me Account Set Up For Elderly Man After Farm House Fire
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Efforts are being made to help an elderly man who survived a major fire at his farmhouse in Maryland Heights. A GoFund Me account has been set up for 85-year-old James Fortune who lost everything when his farmhouse went up in flames Wednesday afternoon. Fortune has lived his whole life…