Police: Fatal shooting at St. Louis senior housing complex
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say a 79-year-old man fatally shot the assistant manager of an apartment for the elderly after accusing her of stealing his money. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the shooting happened Thursday in an office at the Lafayette Towne senior housing complex. Police Lt. John Greene says the man…
Two candidates now running for Mayor of Ferguson
( KTRS ) The city of Ferguson has announced that there are now two candidates running for Mayor. The small city on St. Louis’ north side, was thrown into the national and international spotlight back in 2014, following the fatal police shooting of 18 yr old Michael Brown. At the time Mayor James Knowles III…
Missouri Republicans push right to work bill forward
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill prohibiting mandatory union fees in workplaces is moving to the Missouri Senate after winning House approval. The 100-59 vote Thursday by the House comes after Republican supermajorities made the right-to-work law a priority for this year. If the law passes, employees won’t be required to pay union fees,…
University City police investigating after man found dead inside his home
( KTRS ) University City police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in his home. Officers were responding to a welfare check in the 1300 block of Sheridan Thursday afternoon when they found the man dead inside his home. Detectives say a door was unlocked and that the victim had been…
Homicide detectives investigating early Thursday morning shooting
( KTRS ) St. Louis Homicide detectives have now taken over investigation of a early Thursday morning shooting. Not much information has been released about the shooting. Police are only saying that it took place around 2:20 am in the 800 block of Canaan. The victim was taken to hospital, but later died form their injuries.…
Judge in ex-Illinois congressman’s trial recuses herself
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A federal judge who was to preside over the corruption trial of former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock has recused herself. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough on Thursday stepped down from the trial, agreeing with defense attorneys that several issues could create an appearance of bias. One of the issues is Schock’s…