JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday signed a bill that tightens abortion regulations and gives the attorney general new authority to prosecute abortion-law violators. The new Republican governor had called lawmakers back to Jefferson City for a second special session this summer to focus on abortion policy, citing as motivation…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The newly built Ferguson Community Empowerment Center is officially open. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday for the Urban League’s over $3 million facility that was constructed on the site where the Quik Trip once stood along West Florissant. The convenience store burned to the ground during the Ferguson riots in 2014…
Kyle Mooney appears in Brigsby Bear by Dave McCary, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Christian Sprenger.
Clayton, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to investigate reports that county officers loitered and covered up security cameras during shifts at MetroLink substations. This action comes after a series of stories appeared in the “St. Louis Post Dispatch.” The stories were based on public documents obtained from Metro.…
East St. Louis, IL (IL) An overnight fire at an East St. Louis apartment complex for the elderly and disabled is to blame for injuring three people. The fire broke out on the fourth floor Orr-Weathers Apartment at just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. The building had to be evacuated. Fire officials say residents should be…