St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Independence Day celebration is underway. The 135 V.P. Parade on Saturday morning kicked off the festivities. On Sunday Fair St. Louis will open in Forest Park. This will be the last year the event is held in Forest Park. The change of venue over the past few years has been…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed legislation to make it tougher to prove workplace and housing discrimination in court. Greitens signed the measure late Friday. The legislation has been blasted by Democrats and groups such as the state NAACP. The Missouri NAACP last week cited the measure in issuing an advisory…
Champaign, IL (AP) A man was charged Friday with kidnapping a visiting University of Illinois scholar from China who authorities believe to be dead after she disappeared three weeks ago. A federal criminal complaint alleges the suspect’s phone was used to visit an online forum in April called “Abduction 101.” Yingying Zhang, the 26-year-old daughter…
Amber Nash is an American actress. She currently stars in the cartoon Archer as Pam Poovey, whom she describes as “a sturdy bisexual”. She also starred in the cartoon Frisky Dingo.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A driver for a ridesharing company is hospitalized after being shot in south St. Louis overnight. Police say the victim was discovered inside of a car in the 3700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The victim is listed in critical condition. There’s no word on a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is asking that bond be revoked for a county sheriff who was temporarily removed from office after an inmate died from injuries suffered in an altercation at the jail. Hawley said that he wants former Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson either jailed or barred from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down portions of a law that imposed special requirements on Ferguson and other cities and police in St. Louis County following unrest after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The court ruled Tuesday that the 2015 law was unconstitutional because the state…
FERGUSON, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down portions of a law that imposed special requirements on Ferguson and other cities and police in St. Louis County in the aftermath of the unrest that followed the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The state’s highest court today ruled that the 2015 law was…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The ACLU is blasting a decision by Hazelwood School District officials to suspend several students who walked out of school to support their union teachers. Dozens of students at Hazelwood West High School students left class for more than an hour Monday to protest the district’s refusal to renegotiate a contract with union teachers.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County has launched a new informational website on the Jamestown Mall project. The website is aimed at keeping residents up-to-date on the latest developments on the Jamestown Mall project. It also provides a forum for residents to voice comments and concerns as the project moves forward. “It’s important…