JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill that would give people immunity from small drug possession charges while seeking medical assistance for overdoses. The bill was approved by a voice vote with bipartisan support. It says that people can’t be penalized for seeking medical assistance for an…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Sunset Hills-based Panera Bread Company is being sold. JAB Holding Company announced it would buy Panera Bread in a deal valued at about $7.5 billion. JAB Holding Company owns or is a major investor in Caribou Coffee, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Keurig Green Mountain and Peet’s Coffee & Tea. The deal is expected to close later this…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Mayor James Knowles will continue to lead the city of Ferguson after a victory in Tuesday’s election. Knowles was elected to serve a third term after beating out Councilwoman Ella Jones with 57% of the vote. Knowles say one of his goals moving forward is to focus his attention on the voters…
It looks like St. Louis will remain a two-sport town after voters defeated a measure that would have helped pay for a stadium as part of an effort to lure a Major League Soccer franchise. City voters turned down Proposition 2 on Tuesday by a 53 percent to 47 percent vote. It would have provided…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri state Sen. Rob Schaaf says he will end his opposition to a proposal establishing a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Schaaf on Tuesday announced that he will support a plan to create a statewide database for doctors to track prescriptions of painkillers and other controlled substances after years of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The polls are closed and voters across the region have had their say. Alderman Lyda Krewson has claimed victory as the next mayor of the city of St. Louis after defeating a field of candidates that included Republican Andrew Jones, Libertarian Robb Cuinningham, Green Party candidate Jonathan McFarland, and Independents Larry Rice and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continue to investigate the deadly explosion that rocked the south St. Louis neighborhood of Soulard. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said a boiler exploded at the Loy Lange Box Company at 222 Russell Boulevard at just before 8 a.m. Monday. This resulted in three deaths…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police say an 18-year-old Chicago man was killed in a double shooting in north county overnight. Investigators say officers responded to what was initially reported as a vehicle accident at the intersection of New Halls Ferry and Green Grass Drive in Florissant at just before one this morning. Upon…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The polls are closed and voters across the region have had their say. With approximately half of the precincts reporting, voters in St. Louis have given Alderman Lyda Krewson a commanding lead of almost 68%, with her opponent, Republican Andrew Jones, far behind with 17%. Libertarian Robb Cuinningham, Green Party candidate Jonathan McFarland,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Six steers that escaped from a slaughterhouse in north St. Louis will be rewarded with a life of leisure. The steers ran from the Star Packing Co. last Friday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2nCoShR ) the animals were picked up Monday from the slaughterhouse and taken to an area farm.…