Bill Nye has been the public face of science and discovery for more than twenty years. Best known as the host of Emmy Award-winning PBS/Discovery Channel show Bill Nye the Science Guy, and current host of Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World, Nye is a science educator, mechanical engineer, and New York Times bestselling author of Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of…
Melody Warnick, who has been a freelance journalist for more than a decade, is a regular contributor to the Everyday Heroes column in Reader’s Digest, where she profiles people around the country who do heroic things in their communities. She has also written for a number of other major magazines, including Redbook, Woman’s Day, Ladies’…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican state Representative Paul Curtman is weighing a bid for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat. Curtman on Thursday announced he’s starting an exploratory committee for the campaign. That will allow him to start raising money as he considers officially entering the race. Curtman is a former Marine and…
(St. Louis) KTRS A first responder has lost his life as a result of injuries he sustained battling a fire suspected of being started by fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the St. Louis city limits. Captain John Kemper was one of four firefighters who were injured while putting out a blaze in the 3600 block…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A St. Charles woman is the latest million-dollar winner in a Missouri Lottery game. Lottery officials announced Wednesday that Charlotte Duba won a $1 million prize playing the “$300,000,000 Golden Ticket” Scratchers game. She bought the ticket at a Schnucks Market store in St. Louis County and claimed the prize Friday.…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County is growing its cyber crime enforcement team. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger says a state grant will pay for hiring an additional detective to help crack down on the sexual exploitation of adults and children, human trafficking, and forced prostitution. He says the task force has already been integral in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Eric Greitens says his administration wants to hear suggestions from Missouri citizens on how the state can reduce government red tape. Greitens on Wednesday announced the launch of a website, www.NoMORedTape.com . The website allows Missourians to submit recommendations to reduce what Greitens calls burdensome regulations. The governor says government…
David Phillips is a retired umpire, first with the American League from 1971-1999, then with both leagues from 2001-2002. Phillips wore uniform number 7 when the American League adopted uniform numbers for its umpires in 1980, and retained the number when the staffs merged in 2000. Phillips umpired in three American League Division Series (1981, 1997, and 1998), six American League Championship Series (1974, 1978, 1983, 1985—crew chief, 1989—crew…
Joel Gordon Hodgson is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cause of three structure fires overnight in north St. Louis is being investigated. The first fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a four-story warehouse on Helen at Mullanphy, near the site of the new NGA headquarters. When firefighters arrived, the building was fully engulfed. While firefighters were battling…