Today Marks One Year Since Grand Jury Announcement In Michael Brown Case
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Today marks the one year anniversary of a Grand Jury’s announcement not the indict then Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since then, signs of hope have emerged. Some of the nearly two dozen businesses destroyed in the November 24th riots have reopened. Concrete barricades that…
Report shows Missouri unemployment rate drops slightly
( KTRS ) Missouri’s Department of Economic Development says unemployment dropped to 5 percent in October. New data from the agency shows the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly last month, from 5.3 percent in September. The department says that’s the lowest it’s been since April 2007. Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment went up by about…
Police investigate whether stabbing connected to fatal fire
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. (AP) – Police are investigating whether a man charged in the attack of a Breckenridge Hills man is also connected to a house fire that killed the victim’s brother. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1lf5MMS ) that 53-year-old Brian Westfall was critically injured after being stabbed in his bed early Saturday. The…
Brouwer, Fabbri score in 3rd as Blues rally past Sabres 2-1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Troy Brouwer and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals, and the St. Louis Blues came back to beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Monday night. Jake Allen made 24 saves in the win, the Blues’ second against Buffalo in the last week. David Legwand scored for the Sabres, winless in their last…
US Steel temporarily idling Granite City works
( KTRS ) U.S. Steel will temporarily idle its Granite City Works steelmaking and finishing operations, putting about 2,000 workers off the job indefinitely. The steelmaker did not indicate how long the shutdown would last in a two-paragraph announcement Monday afternoon. The company says the shutdown is the result of market conditions including fluctuating oil…