St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Metro is hosting a series of open house meetings about a new plan for Metrobus routes in North County. The meetings will give the public the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed service plan for MetroBus routes in North St. Louis County, which will become effective following the opening…
FENTON, Mo. (AP) – A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy has shot a suspect who reached for another deputy’s gun. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1MItW8S ) the man was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. Sheriff Oliver “Glenn” Boyer says deputies went to the man’s home around 8 p.m. Monday for a reported disturbance.…
( KTRS ) Forecasters are warning 63 million people in the central U.S. to have an eye out for bad weather this week as colliding air masses threaten to generate high winds and possibly tornadoes. The threat expected for Wednesday stretches from San Antonio to Chicago to Cincinnati. Missouri, southern Illinois and northern Arkansas face…
NEW YORK (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes has been suspended for 50 games under baseball’s minor league drug program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. Reyes had been with the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League and will miss the rest of the AFL season, the commissioner’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Rams signed wide receiver Wes Welker, hoping he can help them dig out of a third-down problem. The Rams are 4 for 37 on third down conversions the last three games. They won the first two thanks to a stout defense that permitted just 12 points, but lost…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) – A Missouri white supremacist who killed three people at two Kansas Jewish sites last year is about to find out if he will be sentenced to death. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. was convicted in August of capital murder, attempted murder and other charges. The same jury that convicted him after a…
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it’s taking steps in three areas to “compromise” while the Republican remains deadlocked with legislative Democrats over a budget. Rauner’s office says it has reached an agreement with labor and business unions on proposed unemployment insurance changes. The administration also said it would ease restrictions on who…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Officials of two St. Louis County municipalities say a new state law that caps revenue from traffic tickets played a role in their decision to switch from village to city status. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Sd5r7T ) reports voters approved the status changes last week for Velda Village Hills and Bel-Ridge.…
