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…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1000 for a suspect wanted for property destruction during the violent protests. Police say the suspect is believed to be responsible for property damage that occurred over the evening weekend protests. If you recognize the suspect captured in the above surveillance image, you are…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police now say more than 100 people were arrested Sunday, the third day of protests that followed the acquittal of a former police officer accused of killing a black man. Police originally said more than 80 people were arrested after demonstrators marched into downtown St. Louis late Sunday and toppled…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Online brokerage TD Ameritrade has completed its acquisition of rival broker Scottrade and will spend the next several months combining their operations. TD Ameritrade said Monday that the two-stage deal announced last fall had closed. As part of the transaction, TD Ameritrade’s biggest shareholder, TD Bank, purchased Scottrade’s bank for $1.4…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Civil unrest continues in St. Louis after the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the shooting death of a black drug suspect. Peaceful by day, violent by night seems to be a recurring theme of the protests following Judge Timothy Wilson’s ruling on Friday to acquit Jason…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police arrested dozens of people as protests over the acquittal of a white former police officer charged with killing a black suspect went from nonviolent demonstrations to vandalism for the third consecutive night. More protests are expected Monday, three days after a judge cleared ex-officer Jason Stockley in the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on protests over the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black suspect (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Several hundred protesters observed six minutes of silence in front of the St. Louis Police Department, then chanted “stop killing us” as officers looked…
Jennings, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection with a robbery at a retail store in Jennings. Police say the male suspect entered the Dollar General Store in the 6400 block of West Florissant at just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday. He then approached the front cash register and demanded money at gunpoint. Police say…
Protesters smash windows in 2nd violent night near St. Louis By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protests turned violent for a second night in University City following the acquittal of a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man, as a small group of demonstrators refused…