( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a double shooting. Police say the shooting took place just before 11 pm Tuesday night near the intersection of Whittier and Dr Martin Luther King Drive. Two victims were found at the scene and taken to an area hospital, their conditions remain unknown at this time.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens has chosen a northeast Missouri woman to be the next director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Greitens announced on his Facebook page Tuesday that he had chosen Chris Chinn, 41, to lead the department. She and her husband, Kevin, are fifth-generation farmers who raise hogs,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – One of mid-Missouri’s fastest growing tourist attractions is a place where nobody wanted to be prior to its closing in 2004 – the Missouri State Penitentiary. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that 32,811 people this year visited the old state prison, a haunted-looking place that first opened in 1836.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars,” has died. She was 60. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was “loved by the word and she will…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The New York State attorney general’s office says Donald Trump must freeze his plan to dismantle his charitable foundation because state prosecutors are probing whether the president-elect personally benefited from its spending. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement Tuesday that the Donald J. Trump Foundation is still…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Uber’s push to expand into upstate New York is prompting debate over whether drivers should be fingerprinted. Uber drivers in New York City are already fingerprinted, as are regular taxi drivers in much of the state. Backers say it helps ensure potentially dangerous criminals don’t wind up driving the public. But…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Raja the elephant turns 24 today. The St. Louis Zoo will host a party Tuesday morning to celebrate Raja birthday. is the proud papa of Maliha, Jade, Kenzi and Priya. Raja was the first Asian elephant born at the St. Louis Zoo back on this date in 1992.
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot Monday night night in the 4400 block of Lexington Avenue. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. This brings the murder count in St. Louis…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Community health centers across Illinois are receiving federal grants totaling more than $12 million. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “will help community health centers across our state continue to improve health outcomes and reduce patient costs.” Community health centers deliver…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers hope that the upcoming session will finally produce a ban on lobbyist gifts, thanks to support from Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens. It’s among the top priorities for House Speaker Todd Richardson, who said he was personally disappointed when an ethics bills didn’t pass last session. Some lawmakers say…