St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Community Leaders and activists took to the streets to voice their opposition to Proposition A, also known as ‘Right to Work.” The concerned citizens gathered outside the Williams Temple in north St. Louis Tuesday morning. One of the featured speakers, Brad Bakker, associate attorney at Armstrong Teasdale and Democratic candidate for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Passengers traveling in and out of St. Louis Lambert International Airport will soon have a new carrier. The announcement comes as Lambert recorded its 32nd consecutive month of passenger growth – up 5.2% this year over last. At a press conference Tuesday, Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge stated, “So today we’re announcing that…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A woman who was a customer at the Massage LuXe therapy center in Creve Coeurahs has filed suit against the company. She claims she was sexually assaulted by a therapist at the center in April, 2017. In the suit filed Tuesday, the woman, identified as Jane Doe 1, claims she immediately reported the…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man’s body was found outside of a burning home in East St. Louis. Firefighters were called to the burning home on South 29th Street and Converse Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. While battling the fire, firefighters discovered the badly burned victim outside. Investigators are trying to…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump denied Tuesday that his trade policy is to blame for Harley-Davidson’s decision to shift some motorcycle production overseas, saying on Twitter that the company is using “Tariffs/Trade War as an excuse” to hide previously announced plans to move jobs to Asia. The Milwaukee-based…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The owner of a corner store in St. Louis has died two years after he was shot, and police are classifying his death as a homicide. Maher Jaouni was behind the counter of Sam’s St. Louis Packing Co. when he was shot on June 9, 2016, as part of an ongoing…
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK , Associated Press SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) — Classmates and community members on Monday honored Antwon Rose Jr. as a dynamic and determined young man who deserves to be remembered as more than just the latest hashtag given to unarmed black men killed by police, while vowing to continue pushing for justice.…
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to find the votes to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul, House Republicans are narrowing on a slimmed down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure hit uncertainty Monday. President Donald Trump…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) The chairman of the Missouri House panel that investigated former Governor Eric Greitens says the committee no longer has authority to act now Greitens has resigned. But State Representatives Jay Barnes also had a lot to say about their work. In a strongly-worded letter in which he announced the panel was ending its…
Kansas City. MO (KTRS) Jason Kander is throwing his hat back into the political arena. The former Missouri Secretary of State has announced his run for mayor of Kansas City. “The next mayor has the opportunity to shape the future of Kansas City for generations,” Kander said. “I’m running because I am up for that…