Final Ferguson Commission Meeting Planned Tonight
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The 19th and final meeting of the Ferguson Commission will be held tonight in north St. Louis. The Commission will discuss the next steps in the design process for an infrastructure for implementation moving forward after the Commission disbands on December 31st. The agenda for the final meeting is available online…
Police Fatally Shoot Woman During Stand Off In North County
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead after being shot by police during a stand off in north county over the weekend. Police say the incident began after 61-year-old Sheilah Huck allegedly shot her neighbor late Saturday morning in the 6600 block of Foothills Court. That’s when Huck barricaded herself in her home.…
U.S. Justice Dept. announces civil rights investigation of Chicago PD
CHICAGO (AP) -The U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce this week a civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department similar to probes of police departments in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri. The decision to investigate was confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the decision who wasn’t authorized to discuss the…
Final test results from the Bridgeton Landfill Pump Station
( KTRS ) The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has received the results of water samples collected from the sewage overflow that occurred at the Bridgeton Landfill in October. MSD reports that final test results showed that any pollutants released from the sewage spill did not pose a threat to public health. The sewage overflow…
Road salt provides incentive for Illinois spending agreement
( KTRS ) The increasing needs of a government without a budget has at least temporarily cut into Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s resolve to stand firm against spending any state money without a spending agreement. The governor compromised last week, allowing Democrats who control the House to approve spending authority for about $3 billion. Most…
Koster, GOP Missouri gubernatorial hopefuls talk agriculture
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) – Democrat Chris Koster is touting experience as attorney general as he seeks to distinguish himself from four Republicans running for Missouri governor. The Missouri Farm Bureau gubernatorial forum Sunday in Osage Beach was the first time Koster spoke at a question-and-answer session alongside Republicans. Suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former…