ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis circuit judge has ruled former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley, who is white, is not guilty in the shooting death of African-American motorist Anthony Lamar Smith following a police chase in 2011. In his decision, Judge Timothy Wilson determined the state had not met its burden of proof…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Safety precautions are being taken in anticipation of protests following a judge’s ruling in the first degree murder trial of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. Officers are working twelve hour shifts and the Governor has the National Guard on standby. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has taken initial steps to to activate the Missouri National Guard ahead of a judge’s ruling in the first-degree murder trial of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley. “As Governor, I am committed to protecting everyone’s constitutional right to protest peacefully while also protecting people’s lives, homes,…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A candlelight vigil is planned this weekend to honor missing University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang of China. Sunday’s event on the south side of the Illini Union will include remarks from school officials and Zhang’s family. A performer will sing “The Rose” as candles are lit and yellow ribbons will…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation is reaching out to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. On Saturday, volunteers will be collecting new or used furniture, clothing, blankets, sheets, pillows, toiletries and home-related accessories to deliver to the Houston area. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and St. Charles County Executive Steve Stenger…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Senate on Wednesday formally reprimanded a Democratic colleague for a Facebook post hoping for President Donald Trump’s assassination, while the House took the less serious step of opening an ethics review of a Republican’s post calling for a Confederate monument vandal to be hanged. The differing legislative actions…
By The Associated Press The scope and scale of misery caused by Irma continues to grow, including its human toll. Irma, at one point the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, has claimed the lives of dozens of people across the Caribbean and southeastern United States. Victims include two women in Havana…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) The learning and working environment at the University of Missouri appears to parallel conditions at universities throughout the nation. That’s according to a study by Rankin & Associates Consulting, which reported that the “findings were consistent with those found in higher education institutions across the country.” In 2016, the University of Missouri…
WENTZVILLE (KTRS) Three teenagers are under arrest in Wentzville in connection with an incident in which rocks were thrown from an overpass on I-70 Tuesday night. In a post on their Facebook page, Wentzville Police say they had responded to several calls along Interstate 70 near a rail road trestle for reports of damaged vehicles and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead and a child is hospitalized following three separate shootings in north St. Louis. Police say a man in his early twenties was shot late Tuesday afternoon on Wabada and Arlington. He later died of his injuries. Then at just after 6:30 p.m. a man and his six-year-old…