EAST ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The St. Louis Major Case Squad has been called into investigate the killing of a young mother in front of her toddler early Tuesday morning. In a release from the Major Case Squad, East St. Louis police were called to a home in the 12-hundred block of Market in East St. Louis about…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) 26 dogs from southwestern Missouri are in the care of the Humane Society today after the society’s animal cruelty task force rescued them from a hoarding situation. Police in Seneca, Missouri, had called the Humane Society of Missouri last week. The task force rescued the dogs yesterday and brought them to their St.…
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) -The manhunt continues for the suspect in the killing of a western Missouri police officer. State, county and city law enforcement officers are searching for 39-year-old Ian McCarthy, who is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Clinton police Officer Gary Michael late Sunday. Michael was killed during a traffic…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An audit shows former Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon spent $2.2 million more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted for and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office released a report Monday that says Nixon exceeded lawmaker-approved spending on his office, flights,…
(St. Louis) – KTRS The city of St. Louis doesn’t have any issues on today’s ballot but residents of St. Ann, Overland, Greendale, Moline Acres, and Bel-Ridge can decide if those communities should enact tax increases. Proposals to raise sales taxes, property taxes and use taxes are tied to issues such as road improvements and…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) An audit says former Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spent $2.2 million more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted for and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office released a report Monday that says Nixon exceeded lawmaker-approved spending on his office, flights, mansion and security…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Clayton police gave the all-clear for Concordia Seminary Monday afternoon after investigators determined a suspicious package that was mailed to the seminary was not a threat. Several buildings at the Seminary were evacuated and the campus was on lockdown during the investigation. After the all-clear was given, Seminary President Dr. Dale A. Meyer said all students, faculty and staff were safe…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis’ “Save The Raise” campaign continues to gain support. During a news conference on Monday in south St. Louis, it was announced that more than 100 city owned businesses plan to keep the $10 an hour minimum wage. Jason Deem, who owns several businesses along Cherokee Street, including “South Side…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead in separate shootings in north St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 5900 of Shulte, where a man was gunned down. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. At just after 1 a.m. Monday, another man was fatally shot in the…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and four are injured after a fire broke out at a home in St. Charles County. Firefighters responded to the burning O’Fallon home on Country Life Drive around 1 a.m. Monday. Fire officials say a woman’s body was found inside of the home after firefighters brought the fire…