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…
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.…