ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens chose a Lyft car in a Taco Bell parking lot to ceremonially sign a copy of a bill that could help ride-hailing companies expand in Missouri. In a video posted to Facebook on Monday, Greitens orders a steak Chalupa while getting a ride from a Lyft…
EUREKA, Mo. (AP) – A Mexican wolf born this month at a wildlife center in Eureka is offering new hope for repopulating the endangered species through artificial insemination using sperm that had been frozen. The Mexican wolf population once numbered in the thousands but was nearly wiped out by the 1970s, largely from decades of hunting,…
CHESTERFIELD (KTRS) The pilot of a single-engine airplane is uninjured after a plane tipped to its side while landing at Spirit of St. Louis airport in Chesterfield. The incident happened Monday. TV footage showed the plane sitting sideways on the runway with a wing tip on the ground. The name of the pilot has not…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The murder count continues to climb in the city of St. Louis. Police say a man and a woman were shot at a 7-Eleven on Bates in south St. Louis early Monday morning. The man died after being taken to an area hospital. The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. The names…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new program is available in Missouri to help those with disabilities. On Monday morning State Treasurer Eric Schmitt joined other advocates at Paraquad in St. Louis to launch the MO ABLE Program, which enables Missourians living with disabilities to save and invest through tax-free savings accounts. Schmitt sponsored this legislation…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A dormitory association at the University of Missouri is pushing that a new residence hall on campus be named after a prominent late black journalist once denied admission there. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the campus Residence Halls Association has included Lucile Bluford’s name among a list of potential ones for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A child is dead after being struck by a car in south St. Louis. Police say the 8-year-old boy was hit by a passing vehicle along the 7700 block of Michigan early Sunday night. The driver remained on the scene and has been fully cooperative with police according to the investigation.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens during his first 100 days in office made good on a top campaign promise to sign right to work legislation. Greitens passed the 100-day mark on Wednesday. He achieved a major campaign promise months before, when he signed a law in February banning mandatory union fees.…
( KTRS ) Police in south St. Louis say an 8 yr old boy died Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle. The accident happened in the 7700 block of Michigan Ave, just after 6:30pm. Few details have been released. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene to speak with authorities. The…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating 2 shootings that took place late Sunday night in the Greater Ville neighborhood. Police were initially called to the 4200 block of East Ashland just after 11 pm last night. A man was found at the scene with a gun shot wound, he was taken to hospital but his…