TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Mike Leake went four shutout innings, Stephen Piscotty homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat a New York Yankees’ split squad 9-1 on Thursday. Leake gave up two hits and struck out five. He got inning-ending double plays from Alex Rodriguez and Chase Headley. Leake, signed to an $80 million,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ police chief says a man was shot and critically wounded by an officer he confronted with a knife after being ticketed during a traffic stop. Police Chief Sam Dotson says the 22-year-old man was ticketed about 11:30 a.m. Thursday for allegedly running a red light and having improper license…
( KTRS ) Snow melt from the north and recent rains have pushed the Mississippi River slightly above flood stage at several towns north of St. Louis. The National Weather Service reports that, as of Thursday, the river was a little over a foot above technical flood stage in Hannibal, where it is expected to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill outlawing powdered alcohol in Missouri has passed the state House. House members voted 95-56 on Thursday to ban the sale and possession of powdered alcohol, which is marketed as Palcohol. Violations would be considered a misdemeanor offense. Powdered alcohol can be mixed with water or another liquid to make…
( KTRS ) A veteran Miami police officer with two decades of experience will take over as Ferguson’s police chief, hoping to help the city heal as it rebounds after the fatal 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. Miami Police Maj. Delrish Moss was announced as chief Thursday. He will be in charge of a mostly…
(KTRS) – In a big win for the city of St. Louis, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency appears ready to build a new regional headquarters in north St. Louis. NGA Director Robert Cardillo is expected to formally announce the decision Friday. This means the NGA’s 3,100 employees will continue to pay the city’s earnings tax, a…
(KTRS) – There are currently no solid plans for Major League Soccer to expand to St. Louis. Still, a design firm that released an idea for an MLS stadium near Union Station is asking for public input on a stadium ideas. Fox 2 reports that Space Architecture + Design is hosting an open house this…
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A federal trial date has been set for an Ohio college student who rushed the stage at a Donald Trump rally. Chief Magistrate Sharon Ovington in Dayton on Thursday scheduled trial for May 31 for 22-year-old Thomas DiMassimo on a charge of illegally entering a restricted area. She also scheduled an…
(KTRS) -St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says Thursday’s officer-involved shooting started as a traffic stop at the intersection of Kingshighway and McPherson. In a press conference this past hour, Dotson said an officer pulled a driver over for running a red light. When the officer returned to his car to write up two tickets for the…
ATLANTA (AP) – A new government report shows no change in how common autism is among U.S. children. About 1 in 68 school-aged children have autism or related disorders. That’s the same as when health officials checked two years earlier. The lack of change is noteworthy because autism estimates had been steadily increasing. In 2007,…