Swansea, IL (KTRS) August A. Busch IV was arrested in Swansea after trying to fly his helicopter while appearing to be intoxicated. Authorities say police received a call Monday afternoon about a helicopter parked in a parking lot at a of the Bronze Pointe Office Park. Several hours later, police were called again when Busch reportedly…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Police in Swansea, Illinois, have released the pilot of a helicopter that landed on a parking lot on Bronze Point in Swansea Monday night. Witnesses say the pilot was the former CEO of Anheuser-Busch, August Busch IV. Busch was the last CEO of Anheuser-Busch before its sale to InBev. According to Swansea police,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court says a man convicted of murder as a teenager and sentenced to life in prison deserves a resentencing. Supreme Court judges on Tuesday ruled 5-1 that Jason Carr’s sentence violates his rights against cruel and unusual punishment. Carr was convicted in 1983 of killing his brother,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are asking the public’s help in the their investigation of an armed robbery at a 7-11 in south county. Police say it happened about 2:00 a.m. Monday at the 7-11 at 6197 Lemay Ferry Road when a white male, slim build in his early 30s wearing blue jeans and…
Alan Cumming talks about his efforts to improve the life of Tonka the Chimpanzee
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The state’s new photo I.D. law is being put to the test today in St. Louis. A special election is being held in the city’s 28th ward to fill the aldermanic seat vacated by Mayor Lyda Krewson. A special election on June 20th in southeast Missouri was the first since the…
(Joplin) – KTRS/AP 32-year old Ronni Ducommun of Wentzville and his 67 year old mother Janet Ducommun of Neosho were both killed in a head-on crash with a car driven by a teenager suspected of being drunk. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 17-year old McKay Harris was driving a sport utility vehicle that crossed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new effort is underway to combat violent crime in the city of St. Louis. Governor Eric Greitens was in north St. Louis on Monday afternoon,where he joined St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, members of law enforcement and community and faith-based leaders, to announce a details of a Safety Plan.The plan…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Health officials across the Midwest are cautioning residents to take precautions during the current heat wave as temperatures climb into the 90s and heat indexes top 100. The United Way has opened its network of cooling shelters that offer area residents a place where they can escape the heat during daytime hours. A…
Steven Van Zandt is an American musician and actor, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen‘s E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He is also known for his roles on television dramas such as Silvio Dante on The Sopranos (1999–2007) and Frank Tagliano / Giovanni “Johnny” Henriksen on Lilyhammer (2012–2014). Van Zandt…