JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) – The city of Jennings is making changes to its municipal courts to keep people out of jail for court debts stemming from minor infractions. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://j.mp/2fG4viw ) reports that the city agreed this year to pay $4.7 million in a class-action civil rights lawsuit filed by nonprofit law…
( KTRS ) One man is dead after an officer involved shooting at a Walmart in Cahokia. Authorities report that an off duty Washington Park officer saw a wanted man at the store and contacted the Cahokia Police Department. Officers tried to take the man into custody, but he fled after a struggle. That is…
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(KTRS) – A major renovation on Forest Park Parkway near Kingshighway is set to begin early next month. The Parkway currently runs under Kingshighway–the $10 million project will create a more “traditional intersection” between the two streets. Forest Park Parkway is set to close December 5 and could remain closed for up to a year. About…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says Donald Trump should provide proof to back up his claim that there was widespread voter fraud in Virginia on Election Day. The president-elect is claiming, without evidence, that millions of people voted illegally in the election he won. Trump alleged that three states, including Virginia, saw “serious…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State police say the attacker on campus purposely drove over a curb and into pedestrians and then got out of the vehicle and began stabbing people with a butcher knife. Police Chief Craig Stone spoke early Monday afternoon at a news conference. Authorities also said police believe that there was…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s education department is recommending that a north St. Louis County school district regain provisional accreditation. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reports the State Board of Education could approve the upgrade for Riverview Gardens as early as its next meeting on December 2. The school district has been unaccredited for nine years,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has “no plans for forcible removal” of protesters who have been camping in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The Corps says in a statement Sunday that it “is seeking a peaceful and orderly transition to a safer location.” The…
( KTRS ) Seven people have been arrested in central Illinois after an alleged theft at a St. Louis mall and an interstate car chase. Police say two vehicles were allegedly involved in a theft on Saturday morning at the Plaza Frontenac in St. Louis. The thieves reportedly smashed glass display cases at the Saks…