St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was found shot to death around 5 a.m. Monday in the 4900 block of Thrush Avenue. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Key members of Congress say they’ll honor President Donald Trump’s request to investigate his claim that Barack Obama overstepped his authority as president and had Trump’s telephones tapped during the election campaign. A U.S. official says the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute Trump’s allegation, though no such statement has…
NEW YORK (AP) – A St. Louis man has been arrested in connection with threats made to at least eight Jewish community centers nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters in New York City. Federal authorities in New York said Friday that Juan Thompson has been arrested in St. Louis. According to a complaint, the threats…
Belleville, IL (KTRS) Belleville Police need the public’s help in solving a horrific case of animal abuse. Police say a city worker found the body of a black female pit bull or pit bull mix dog on Thursday morning in a wooded area in the 400 block of Catawba, located behind the former Stag Brewery.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The top prosecutor in St. Louis has established a hotline for those who suspect voter fraud in Tuesday’s primary election. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2mjqXlB ) that it is imperative that voters have confidence in elections. She will have two veteran attorneys ready to assist anyone…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A gun and hunting equipment company plans to open a new distribution and operations facility in central Missouri that could employee several hundred people. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced the expansion plans Thursday for American Outdoor Brands Corp. in a Facebook video that features the former Navy SEAL governor firing…
( KTRS ) Police are hunting for two men who fired at St. Louis County Detectives while they were investigating a scene. The Detectives were reportedly processing a vehicle, believed to be in a crime, in the 6500 block of West Florissant just after noon on Thursday. The two suspects fired several shots, from about…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has adjourned without pushing its stalled budget compromise further. But a Senate Democrat filed legislation Thursday spelling out services that could be subject to the state sales tax to battle a budget deficit. Olympia Fields Democratic Sen. Toi Hutchinson’s legislation would extend the 6.25 percent sales tax to…
( KTRS ) Ferguson police and authorities across the area are searching for a missing autistic woman. 23 yr old Kourtney Maree Edwards, who has Asperger’s syndrome, was last seen walking away from her home on Tuesday afternoon around 1:30. Her house is located on North Harvey Ave and she was supposed to show up…
West Frankfort, Ill. (AP) – A Mexican restaurant manager in southern Illinois who doesn’t have legal permission to live in the U.S. is out on bond after being detained last month by immigration officials. Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco posted bond after a hearing Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri. His lawyer requested his release until his…