St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are being sought in connection with a string of armed robberies at south St. Louis businesses within the last month. Authorities say the hold ups began on August 4th at a 7-11 in the 4900 block of Christy Boulevard. That same 7-11 was robbed again on August 11th. This…
The FBI has embarked on a milestone for women. This year marks 45 years since women first came on board to serve as agents with the FBI. St. Louis has a unique distinction in the history of women serving with this prestigious law enforcement agency. Special Agent Joanne Pierce- Misko was one of the first…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are working on a potential special session plan to reverse recent budget cuts affecting services for thousands of people with disabilities, the state’s top senator said Thursday. Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard said the funding proposal for Medicaid nursing and in-home care services could be considered next…
Fairview Heights, IL (KTRS) Two suspects are being sought after an overnight robbery at a metro-east MetroLink station. Authorities say the suspects held up a man at gunpoint outside of the Fairview Heights station at just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The victim wasn’t hurt in the incident. MetroLink has been plagued with crime in at…
Urbana, IL (KTRS) Three attorneys have asked to withdraw from defending a man charged with kidnapping a University of Illinois scholar from China. Tom Bruno and his sons, Anthony and Evan Bruno, say in a federal court filing that 27-year-old Brendt Christensen can’t afford to pay them. The attorneys and Christensen have agreed that he…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Hundreds of new jobs are coming to the Show-Me-State. On Wednesday, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens toured two companies in the Kansas City area and one in St. Peters to announce the plan to create a total of 856 jobs among these businesses. Those companies are Rosnet and Spring Venture Group, both…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Highway Patrol officials say a new system notifying the public when a police officer is injured or killed wasn’t used in a recent shooting of two St. Louis officers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the “Blue Alert” law allowing the agency to inform the public of suspect descriptions took effect…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The Red Cross is already planning if … and when … Hurricane Irma hits land in the U-S. The communications and marketing manager for the Eastern Missouri Red Cross, Zach Collins, just returned from a week in Dallas. He says the Red Cross is already in the planning stages for Irma. He says…
LADUE, MO (KTRS) – A prestigious St. Louis college preparatory school says it will discipline a group of students who exchanged a private series of racist, profane, and sexual Snapchat messages that were leaked online to a wider audience. Officials with Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in Ladue began investigating after a…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger is urging the County Council to fire County Auditor Mark Tucker. Stenger’s office on Tuesday released a letter from Stenger to County Council Chairman Sam Page, citing a news report from last week that Tucker owes nearly $100,000 in federal taxes. Stenger also questioned why…