Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Patrols will be stepped up on Missouri roadways over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will participate in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort), which is aimed at reducing accidents over the holiday weekend. The 2017 counting period for the Labor Day holiday will be from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Thursday that a fellow Republican state lawmaker should not be in office after posting on Facebook that he hoped whoever vandalized a Confederate monument in southwest Missouri is found and hanged. Greitens on Twitter condemned the comment by Rep. Warren Love, who in a Wednesday…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is weighing in on the Facebook post controversy involving a state representative. Gov. Greitens says Osceola Republican Rep. Warren Love should not be in office after posting on Facebook that he hoped whoever vandalized a Confederate monument in Springfield is found and hanged. Greitens in response to Love’s comment…
MO, ILL Volunteers and Resources Heading for Texas
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The medical community is celebrating a new hospital that is being built in St. Louis. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for the new SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital and Ambulatory Care Center. The $550 million project is being constructed along Grand in Midtown St. Louis near current SLU…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Coast Guard official says helicopters rescued 18 people from boats and barges that were in distress because of Harvey. Capt. Tony Hahn, commander of the Corpus Christi sector, said Saturday that the two helicopters managed to rescue the people when it became safe enough to do so. He says…
GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a mother and her son were among four people shot to death in a north St. Louis County home. Police say the killer or killers remain at large Saturday. St. Louis County police spokesman Benjamin Granda says investigators have determined the deaths were not a murder-suicide. The bodies…
Sunset Hills, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are in custody after firing at police during a chase. Police say an officer pulled over a woman and her male passenger in Sunset Hills early Saturday morning. The pursuit began after the driver fled the scene. According to police, shots were fired from the suspects’ car. The gunfire…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Today is designated as National Women’s Equality Day. This holiday commemorates the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. This holiday has a special meaning for two local business women. Managing Directors and Partners Barbara C. Archer and Carol R. Rogers reflect on their careers in financial services, as well as…
GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) — A child is among four people killed in an apparent shooting at a north county home. St. Louis County police say worried relatives called officers late Thursday to check on the occupants of the Glasgow Village home. Officers went inside with the family members and found four people dead. Names…