Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The law enforcement community is honoring officers killed in the line of duty. The names of 4 officers who paid the ultimate price last year have been added to the Missouri Law Enforcement memorial, along with 5 fallen officers from the past – one of whom died 124 years ago. Officers,…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Mississippi River has crested at many of the hardest-hit towns, but with more heavy rain expected over the next several days, the latest round of spring flooding may be far from finished. The river was starting to decline at Davenport, Iowa, after eclipsing the 1993 record, but downtown remained underwater.…
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press A chartered jet carrying 143 people from the U.S. military base in Cuba tried to land in a thunderstorm in north Florida and ended up in the river next to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Authorities said everyone on board emerged without critical injuries, climbing onto the wings to be rescued.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) North St. Louis County Police say around 8:30 Friday night, a Stolen car with a man shot inside, crashed into a Church. A man and a juvenile– along with two other people who fled the scene, drove into the “Faith in Hope” Ministry on Lewis and Clark Boulevard. The man who…
A Ladue police officer indicted for shooting a shoplifting suspect has resigned from her department. Ladue Police Officer Julia Crews submitted a letter of resignation on Friday, two days after St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announced that Crews was indicted on a charge of second-degree assault. Her attorney has said Crews meant to use her stun…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. Stenger entered that plea in federal court Friday morning on all three counts of the federal indictment – bribery, mail fraud, and theft of honest services. The charges stem from providing political favors in exchange for campaign donations.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Russia’s support for Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has become the latest flashpoint in deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia, moving to the top of a list of long-simmering spats between the Cold War foes. As the dispute intensifies with both sides trading accusations and entrenched in diametrically opposed…
Affton, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding a bank robber. According to County Police, officers responded to the Electro Savings Credit Union in the 12-thousand block of Tesson Ferry Road at around 6 P.M. Thursday. An investigation revealed that a man with a firearm threatened employees and demanded cash. He fled the scene with…
KTRS News received the following request from St. Louis Police. ….. Media, Relative to the below incident, Detectives need assistance in identifying the suspect in the attached photo. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). Incident: Assault 1st (Shooting) Location: I/70 Wesbound @ W. Florissant Avenue Date/Time: 04/30/2019 @ 1615 Victim: 27-year-old…
The U.S. attorney’s office says the former top elected official in St. Louis County is set to plead guilty to corruption charges. A spokeswoman says Steve Stenger will plead guilty Friday to all charges in the indictment that was announced Monday — bribery, mail fraud and theft of honest services. The Democrat resigned this week.…