St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Missouri is no longer the lone state without a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. During his visit to Express Scripts in North St. Louis County on Monday, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. “We have to look this problem square in the eye…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri is no longer the only state in the country without a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. During his visit to Express Scripts in North St. Louis County, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order to establish a prescription drug monitoring program. The state is partnering with Express Scripts to create the system. It’s…
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St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a homicide in north St. Louis. Investigators say was gunned down Sunday afternoon in the 4700 block of Highland. The victim died after being transported to an area hospital. There’s no word on a motive or any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St.…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A suspect is in custody after a standoff at a St. Charles Quik Trip. Authorities say police spotted a man wanted on outstanding warrants at the Quik Trip on Kingshighway and Elm Street around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. When police approached him, the suspect allegedly pulled out a knife. Officers tried subduing…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An unusual sight happened Sunday afternoon in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. An SUV crashed and became embedded into the roof of a house along the 5900 Lillian. Authorities say the vehicle was apparently speeding when it went up an embankment and became airborne, landing on the roof of the home.…
East Alton, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating the death of an East Alton man. Investigators say the body of 49-year-old Michael Louvier was found inside of his home along the 300 block of Grand Avenue on Friday. A cause of death hasn’t been released, but investigators are calling it suspicious. Anyone with any…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has its belated state budget, but the state Capitol’s next flashpoint in the political struggle over finances is about how to fund public education with just weeks before the first day of school. The spending plan lawmakers enacted this month over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes includes a $350 million…
AVA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a southern Missouri sheriff’s department and jail were briefly evacuated after an inmate started a fire, filling the lockup with smoke. KYTV reports that no injuries resulted from the Saturday blaze in the jail at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Ava. Sheriff Chris Degase says all inmates were…
