ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton has announced his plan to retire as second-longest serving chancellor in campus history in 2019. Wrighton, who has served 22 years as Washington U chancellor, shared the news with the university’s Board of Trustees at its fall meeting Friday. The chair of the Board of Trustees, Craig Schnuck,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) After having being postponed first in August due to severe weather, and then twice in September due to security concerns amid community unrest, the 54th Annual Moonlight Ramble midnight bike ride has a new date: Saturday, October 21st thru the streets of downtown St. Louis. More information can be found on the group’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons. The administration has issued a long-expected revision to Obama-era rules. The rules require most companies to provide birth control as preventive care for women, at no additional cost. Under the Affordable Care…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Tap water in the St. Louis region is recognized nationwide for its quality and has won awards for its taste. An organization representing local communities, water companies and other utilities has launched a public information campaign to promote water and explain why water bills will rise in coming years as the region’s…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Protesters upset with the ruling in the case of former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley are calling for the resignation of police union business manager Jeff Roorda. Demonstrators gathered last night at Hampton Village at the intersection of Hampton and Chippewa and briefly shut down traffic at the intersection. Meanwhile, State Rep.…
KLAAS KIDS PRINT-A-THON WHO: Mungenast Auto Family and Marc Klaas, father of Polly Klaas and Founder of KlaasKids Foundation. WHY: Following the kidnap and murder of his daughter Polly Klaas in 1993, in California, Marc Klaas formed the KlaasKids Foundation, a nonprofit organization that partners with concerned citizens, the private sector, law enforcement agencies and local, state and federal…