JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has agreed to pay a penalty to the state Ethics Commission for failing to report that his gubernatorial campaign got a donor list from a charity he founded. Greitens’ campaign adviser Austin Chambers said Saturday that the violation was a “simple campaign finance matter –…
( KTRS ) Authorities say they have recovered the body of a missing elderly man. The Missouri Highway Water Patrol reports that 79 yr old Clifford Brandt, of Cedar Hill in Jefferson County, is believed to have drowned. He apparently went to look at the high water in a local creek around 4pm yesterday an…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a 12 yr old was shot in the mouth. Authorities say the incident happened Sunday evening around 5:15. The circumstances of the shooting are not yet known. Police were called to the 2600 of Caroline Street in the Gate District, and the boy was taken to the hospital.…
( KTRS ) Drivers in the St. Louis area should be aware of major roads closures due to rising flood waters that will affect their morning commute. Modot officials say there are more than 40 roads closed to due flooding in the St. Louis area alone. Crews have closed Route 141 in both directions at…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Thousands of workers in St. Louis are preparing to see a jump in pay now that the Missouri Supreme Court has declined to halt the city’s new minimum wage, but some in the business community fear it will do more harm than good. The court ruling means the city’s minimum wage…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — At least two people died as rain storms lingered across Missouri and caused widespread flooding over the weekend, and state officials are preparing for more flooding in the days ahead. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Sunday that he had activated the National Guard, so troops can help prepare for the flooding…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Authorities say the shooting happened in a parking lot on Marcus and Cote Brilliante on Saturday morning. There’s no word on a motive of of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the city’s murder count to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. The state reports nearly 100 evacuations and 33 rescues Saturday after a storm that moved from the southwest to the east dumped between 3 to 9 inches of rain on saturated grounds and waterways. More…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Flooding from heavy rains sweeping across the Midwest has killed at least one person in Missouri, prompted numerous rescues and blocked roadways. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 72-year-old woman drowned despite her husband’s efforts to save her as their vehicle was swept away by rushing waters Saturday near Clever…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has declared a state of emergency because of flooding across southern Missouri. The state reports nearly 100 evacuations and 33 rescues Saturday after a storm that moved from the southwest to the east dumped between 3 to 9 inches of rain on saturated grounds and waterways. More…