St. Louis, MO (KTRS) About 150 protesters demonstrated outside of the St. Louis Workhouse Friday night over the conditions at the jail. The protesters voiced concerns over the lack of air conditioning at the jail. They also claim the jail has a mold and rodent problem. The protested resulted in a stand off with police,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis jail inmate has been charged in a beating that left his cellmate hospitalized in critical condition. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 26-year-old Anthony Bell is charged with first-degree assault in the July 15 attack at the St. Louis Justice Center. Court records say his cellmate, 27-year-old Harold…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The heat is causing problems for the local infrastructure as water main breaks have become more common. A water main break is causing problems for several businesses and commercial buildings in downtown St. Louis. Water gushed into the street Friday after a 36-inch main broke near 13th Street and Convention Plaza. Some residents…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) It was a sea of blue as firefighters lined up Friday to say goodbye to one of their own. Capt. John Kemper was gravely injured while battling a fire on the fourth of July. Kemper was one of four firefighters hospitalized while fighting those fires. He was released from the hospital a few days…
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch- “A partnership led by former Build-A-Bear CEO Maxine Clark and a subsidiary of Chicago-based Clayco Inc. plans a $90 million rehab that will turn the old St. Luke’s Hospital on Delmar Boulevard into apartments and collaborative office space designed for nonprofit organizations.”
Steven Guttenberg is an American actor, comedian, author, businessman, producer, and director. He starred in 1984’s Police Academy, and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s, including Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a Creve Coeur man dead after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers who were chasing him. The man who was shot is identified as 27-year-old Isaiah Perkins of Creve Coeur. It happened just before 9 pm in the 6100 block of…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he’ll stop funding cuts for foster-care families that he approved earlier this year. In a Thursday Facebook post, Gov. Greitens said cutting aid to families who care for foster children was not his intention. Greitens last month signed a budget that included an across-the-board 1.5 percent cut in…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Flags will be at half-staff Friday on all state government buildings in St. Louis to honor Fire Captain John Kemper, who died July 12 from injuries suffered battling a blaze over the Fourth of July holiday. He was 59. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags on St. Louis’ state…