Emerson Executive Donates $2.5 Million to Ranken Technical

ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Ranken Technical College in north St. Louis has received a $2.5 million pledge from a former Emerson executive. The school announced Friday that Edward Monser made the pledge to support construction of a center for micro-enterprises and high tech manufacturing. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports it is the largest personal donation in…

Washington Park Officer Dies After Falling From Poplar Street Bridge

Washington Park, IL  (KTRS)  A Washington Park Police officer has died after falling from the Poplar Street Bridge during a foot chase. The officer has been identified as 44-year-old Ricardo Davis, an auxiliary police officer with the Washington Park Police Department. Investigators say around 5 p.m. Saturday,  Davis attempted to stop a vehicle in Washington Park. A…

Big Political Names Coming To St. Louis Area To Stump For Missouri’s U.S. Senate Candidates

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  With just a little over a week before the midterm election, big political names are coming to the St. Louis area to stump for Missouri’s U.S. Senate candidates. On Monday, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) will make a campaign stop in Chesterfield, to rally support for Attorney General…

Feds To File Hate-Crime Charges In Shooting

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department intends to file hate crime and other charges against the man accused in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 people. In a statement Saturday, Sessions said the killings were “reprehensible and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation.” That echoes earlier comments…