St. Louis Celebrates The Cardinals’ Home Opener
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s going to be a sea of red in downtown St. Louis today for the Cardinals’ home opener. This opening day is particularly special as the Cardinals celebrate the 10th anniversary in Busch Stadium and the 2006 World Championship squad. The festivities will get underway with an 11 a.m. pep rally.…
Nonprofit focuses on keeping Alzheimer’s sufferers home
( KTRS ) A St. Louis nonprofit is helping those with Alzheimer’s disease stay in their homes longer. Memory Care Home Solutions founder , Lisa Baron, says the model benefits the person with the disease while saving millions of dollars for taxpayers who often foot the bill for nursing home care. Baron testified last week…
Moss, Carpenter hit 3-run HRs as Cardinals top Braves 12-7
ATLANTA (AP) – Brandon Moss and Matt Carpenter hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Braves 12-7 on Sunday to keep Atlanta as the only NL team without a win. The Braves (0-5) also lost right-hander Dan Winkler, who suffered a fractured right elbow while throwing a pitch in the seventh. He…
Illinois State Police conduct over 1650 inspections during “OPERATION SAUTER”
( KTRS ) An Illinois State Police report, on a special operation, shows successful results. ISP created the special enforcement memorial operation, in dedication to Trooper James Sauter, who was killed in the line of duty on in March, 2013, when his squad car was struck by a tractor trailer on I-294. The truck driver…
Supreme Court gives juvenile killers get chance for parole
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri Supreme Court ruling last month opens the door to possible parole for a Jasper County man and 80 other inmates who were convicted as juveniles of first-degree murder. The court on March 15 ordered that all juvenile offenders sentenced to life without parole be granted a hearing after…
Authorities investigating fatal weekend crash.
( KTRS ) The St. Louis Bureau of Crimes Against Persons unit is investigating a fatal weekend crash. Around 2pm, Saturday Afternoon, police responded to a 2 vehicle accident at the intersection of MO-141 and Burgundy. One vehicle, an SUV, was driving northbound on MO-141 from Manchester when it struck another vehicle, driving southbound, attempting…
SIU launches probe after complaints of racist comments
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Reports of racial epithets by some Southern Illinois University students at Carbondale campus residence hall forums have prompted an investigation by school officials. University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith tells The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (bit.ly/25SJrrR ) the inquiry was launched in response to a formal complaint. Freshman Leilani Bartlett, who’s black, alleges in…
1 year after Freddie Gray, police work to heal city’s wounds
BALTIMORE (AP) — In the year since Freddie Gray died, the Baltimore police department has worked on its relationship with the community and tried to heal wounds opened during protests and rioting last spring. Part of the department’s efforts have been putting more officers on foot patrol in poor, mostly black neighborhoods and encouraging beat…