( KTRS ) Police in St. Louis City are investigating the first homicide of the year. Authorities have not released much information, only to say the shooting happened around 10 pm Wednesday night in the 3200 block of Dodier Street. The victim, a male in his 20’s, was found dead at the scene. An investigation…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows Missouri tax revenues are growing more slowly than needed to meet the state budget. Figures released Wednesday by the state Office of Administration show net general revenues are up 2.2 percent through the first half of the 2017 fiscal year when compared with the same point…
(KTRS) – If you were hoping to get signatures from some of your favorite Cardinals, the autograph tickets are on sale for the Winter Warm-Up. Matt Carpenter, Carlos Martinez, and Stephen Piscotty are just some of the Cards set to appear. Proceeds go to the charitable foundation Cardinals Care and ticket information can be found…
(KTRS) –Â St. Louis County Police are still working to find the man who robbed an Affton-area gas station at gun point last year. Police say the robbery happened around 10 p.m. on the night of November 23 at the BP gas station in the 8500 block of Morganford. We have a picture of the suspect…
Rattie’s New Team Will be in St. Louis on Thursday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission is discussing whether to revive a $10 million cost share program for improving state roads and bridges. The program discussed during a budget workshop Wednesday would match state dollars with local funds to complete projects that otherwise would not have been done so quickly…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood. The severe winter blood shortage has prompted the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors after 37,000 fewer donations were given in November and December than expected, including 319 here in the Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region. Blood…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof did not ask jurors to spare his life or for the death penalty during his brief opening statement at his sentencing trial. The soft-spoken Roof told jurors Wednesday that there is nothing wrong with him psychologically and that his lawyers forced him to go through…
Kirkwood, MO  (KTRS)  A suspect is being sought after a man was shot at a Kirkwood intersection. Kirkwood Police say the 21-year-old victim was shot in the chest at around 1 a.m. Wednesday at Big Bend and Geyer.  The victim is hospitalized in critical, but stable condition. There’s no word on a motive or a description…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers will start the 2017 legislative session with a new ally for Republicans: Gov.-elect Eric Greitens. Legislators will meet for the first day of session Wednesday at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Republicans hold commanding majorities in both the House and Senate. But GOP lawmakers for eight years were…