HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO (AP) — Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation’s worst school shootings just weeks ago. Douglas County sheriff’s officials said Devon Erickson, 18, and a younger student walked…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Blues are headed to the Western Conference Finals. They defeated the Dallas Stars Tuesday night 2-1. St. Louisian Pat Maroon tapped the game winner past fellow St. Louisian Ben Bishop – 5:50 seconds into the second overtime. The Note will face the winner of the Colorado / San…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri Governor Mike Parson is scheduled to do an aerial assessment of the flooding Wednesday morning, followed by a briefing at the St. Charles Emergency Operations Center. Flood waters are continuing to breech levees all around the metro-area. On the Missouri side, the Elm Point and Sandfort Creek Levees in St.…
Two St. Charles County police officers and a police dog had to be administered the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan after they were exposed to what was believed to be fentanyl. St. Charles County Police spokeswoman Val Joyner said Tuesday that both officers and the dog are recovering. An officer made a vehicle stop around…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A House committee is poised to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress — the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy, acrimonious court battle between House Democrats and President Donald Trump’s administration over special counsel Robert Mueller’s report . House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler scheduled a Wednesday vote…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Los Angeles Rams now want St. Louis to pay half the cost of a recent settlement involving PSL’s. The Rams, who recently agreed to pay $24 Million to settle with thousands of St. Louis Fans over the Personal Seat Licenses, are taking the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission to…
Organizers of an effort to merge St. Louis city and county are pulling the plan for now, saying they want to find a new way to reform St. Louis-area government that includes a local, rather than statewide, vote. The so-called Better Together plan sought to end separation of the city and county that occurred in…
A levee break on Chouteau Island has prompted Illinois American Water to issue a mandatory water conservation for metro east customers. This mandatory water conservation affects about 300-thousand customers while crews make repairs. According to Karen Cooper, senior manager of field operations and production for Illinois American Water’s Southern division, a levee broke south of…
Venice, IL (KTRS) A metro-east football star is dead after being shot when a fight broke out over the weekend at a party. According to police, 14-year-old Jaylon McKenzie was shot and killed in the 600 block of 3rd street in Venice on Saturday night while attending an after prom party. A 15-year-old girl was…
BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — A Chinese spokesman says a team from Beijing is “preparing to travel to the United States” for trade talks, suggesting negotiations might go ahead despite President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat. The spokesman, Geng Shuang, said Monday that Beijing is “trying to get more information” following Trump’s surprise announcement he might…