ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Plans to renovate the Scottrade Center with $64 million in public funding are headed for court … now that critics have sued to block the funding on the basis it’s unconstitutional. The lawsuit’s backers include former state representative Jeanette Oxford and 20th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer. Spencer says the agreement violates the state…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The Rally Cat has been found, safe and sound and resting with the St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach, where volunteers are treating the cat and helping it recover before preparing it for adoption. Board Member Savannah Rigley says the agency jumped into action as soon as it heard the cat was on the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The famed Rally Cat may be have been found. St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach reports that a cat bearing a strong resemblance to Rally Cat was caught in a trap at the city garden last night. Efforts are being made to determine if this is the real Rally Cat. With the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three children are dead and two others are hospitalized following a roll over crash near downtown St. Louis. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that the driver, 23-year-old Eric Williams, was driving eastbound on I-70 onto the Tucker exit ramp when he lost control of the vehicle. It went off the ramp…
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have arrested another man in connection with last weekend’s shooting death of a western Missouri police officer. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says William Noble of Clinton was taken into custody Thursday and charged with felony tampering with evidence. Lowe says that during the course of an interview, investigators…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers will be in session next week as a showdown with Gov. Bruce Rauner over school finance continues. The Senate will meet Sunday to deal with the Republican’s veto of a school funding revamp. The House will convene Wednesday. The legislation attempts to make state public-school funding fairer. Rauner used…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former worker for the marketplace under President Barack Obama’s health care law says she’ll challenge Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that Democrat Angelica Earl plans to create a campaign committee for the race soon. McCaskill first took office…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Cardinals have a friendly feline to thank for their rally against the Royals. With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth on Tuesday night, the game was delayed for a couple minutes when a small, feisty cat sprinted onto the field at Busch Stadium. On the first pitch…
OCIE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say burned human remains found on a rural property in southwest Missouri might be those of a 16-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen for nearly three weeks. Ozark County Sheriff Darin Reed says a third search warrant was executed Wednesday on the property in the Ocie area of western Ozark…
(St. Louis) -KTRS Scam artists are taking advantage of the August 21st phenomenon as demand for protective glasses is peaking. The American Astronomical Society has updated safety advice in light of what they term– alarming reports” of unsafe “eclipse viewers” popping up online. The organization advises buyers to be skeptical even if the glasses are…