(St. Louis) – KTRS Crews have been working to transform Busch Stadium from a baseball venue–to a–concert venue for Billy Joel’s only Missouri appearance tonight. In light of nearly a week of continuous protests, organizers have stepped up meeting with police. It’s not unusual for Busch Stadium officials to meet with police before special events…
Clayton, MO (AP) — St. Louis County police say they broke up a demonstration near an upscale mall because protesters weren’t listening to instructions and tried to evade two lines of officers blocking the on-ramp to a highway. Department spokesman Sgt. Shawn McGuire says protesters walked by a line of uniformed officers blocking the entrance to…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are trying to find whoever spray-painted a message calling for justice for a black man killed by a St. Louis police officer on the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial outside the state Capitol. The state Department of Justice issued a news release Wednesday saying someone spray-painted “#Justice4AnthonySmith” on the memorial Saturday.…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) Clayton city officials have issued a travel advisory ahead of the planned protest in Shaw Park. The following message is posted on Clayton’s website: Regarding Activities at Shaw Park and the Center of Clayton Publish Date:09/20/2017 Based on an expected demonstration at 5:00 pm at Shaw Park which may impact access and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis aldermanic committee on Tuesday is scheduled to take up a measure to provide body cameras for police. The plan calls for a free trial agreement for one year with Axon to provide body-cameras for St. Louis Police officers. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment could vote on the measure…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A group of businesses in the Grove neighborhood were targeted by a racially motivated action. On Tuesday, a sticker reading “Whites Only” was placed on the doors of businesses such as Layla’s Restaurant. The sticker also had # BLM in the bottom right hand corner. BLM is commonly used to identify…
(St. Charles) Associated Press A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for leaving her 2-year-old son alone for more than a day near a space heater while she did methamphetamine. Twenty-four-year-old Kathleen Marie Peacock of St. Charles was sentenced yesterday for child abuse/neglect and manufacturing methamphetamine. Prosecutors say her son, Braydon…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for leaving her 2-year-old son alone for more than a day near a space heater while she did methamphetamine. Twenty-four-year-old Kathleen Marie Peacock of St. Charles was sentenced Tuesday for child abuse/neglect and manufacturing methamphetamine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Faith leaders are calling for peace and solidarity amid the civil unrest in St. Louis following the acquittal of a former police officer in the fatal shooting of a suspect. An interfaith prayer service was held in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon, aimed at uniting the community. The crowd gathered…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Protesters gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis Monday night to show solidarity with those who remain behind bars, but there was no repeat of the vandalism that occurred over the weekend. More demonstrations are expected Tuesday, four days after a judge found ex-officer Jason Stockley not guilty in the…