BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – An Illinois man is accused in Missouri of possessing components for possible pipe bombs. St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday charged 44-year-old Douglas Herr of Chatham with a felony count alleging he possessed an explosive substance or material with plans to make an explosive weapon. Bridgeton police investigator Ryan Dickherber alleges…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate is missing the large wooden gavel used to call the chamber to order. Senate leaders said Thursday that the gavel was last seen March 18, the day after lawmakers left Jefferson City for their annual spring break. A staff member noticed it was gone March 22 from…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Workers in several industries across the country are participating today’s “National Fight For Fifteen Day of Action.” Child care workers held a rally this morning in south St. Louis to call on the government to provide higher subsidies. Tammy Dale, owner of Teachers Loving Children, says she could pay her employees…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri parole and a woman housemate are accused of sexually attacking a 10-year-old girl who lived nearby. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged 42-year Terry Roderick and 29-year-old Brittany Golden each with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. Police allege that Roderick and Golden…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, or RSA, will discuss the future of the Dome at America’s Center. The Post-Dispatch reports that one of the proposals that officials are considering is a large renovation project. They believe that the facility could attract larger events, like trade shows, after a renovation.…
( KTRS ) A former postal worker has been sentenced to four years in prison in a conspiracy to divert mail. Twenty-three-year-old Quentin Cook, of Florissant, was sentenced Wednesday after a three-day trial in federal court. Prosecutors say Cook and three other people who worked at the Network Distribution Center in Hazelwood changed the addresses…
( KTRS ) Election officials say an overworked staff, a tight timetable and technical glitches are to blame for the ballot shortage in several St. Louis County precincts. Directors of the St. Louis County Election Board Eric Fey and Gary Fuhr told lawmakers Wednesday two municipalities submitted their ballot information late, which led to problems…
( KTRS ) Illinois regulators are making it easier for prisoners on the verge of release to apply for cosmetology licenses while they remain behind bars. The Illinois departments of corrections and financial and professional regulation announced a new measure this week allowing inmates who’ve completed coursework for those licenses to apply for state certification…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Domingo Santana hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth inning, Chase Anderson threw six innings without an earned run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night. Santana connected off closer Trevor Rosenthal (0-1) with two out to break a 4-4 tie. Milwaukee had lost…
