JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A man who was spared the death penalty by a St. Louis-area jury that instead assessed a life prison term in the 1977 shooting death of a police officer has died in prison. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 72-year-old James Davis died of apparent natural causes Saturday at a…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a Monday night shooting. Authorities say the shooting took place just after 9:30pm near the intersection of Labadie and Sarah Ave. One male victim was found with a gun shot wound to the stomach and taken to a hospital in serious/stable condition. At this time no other info is…
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(KTRS) – St. Louis is the front-runner of 10 markets competing to be one of four Major Leagues Soccer expansion teams in 2020. But SC STL, the group trying to bring soccer to the city is asking for public money to help establish the expansion team. Governor-elect Eric Greitens took to Facebook to opposed the use…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s electors who voted for President-elect Donald Trump have received a mixed response from onlookers. Supporters in the Capitol clapped and cheered when the state’s 10 electors all cast their ballots for Trump. An opponent in the crowded Senate Lounge called out “justice for all” after the vote took place.…
PINE LAWN, Mo. (AP) – A follow-up to last summer’s state audit that gave Pine Lawn’s municipal court the lowest possible rating alleges the St. Louis suburb has made little improvement. The latest audit released Monday by Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway shows the city has not paid $400,000 it likely owns the state for exceeding…
EW YORK (AP) – Scientists have found evidence that pregnancy can change parts of a woman’s brain. When researchers compared brain scans of women before and after pregnancy, they spotted some differences in 11 locations. They also found hints that the alterations help women prepare for motherhood. For example, they might help a mother understand…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s outgoing Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says he will call a special session so that legislators can repeal a law limiting protections for LGBT people. McCrory issued a statement Monday not long after the state’s incoming governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, said that legislators plan to come back Tuesday for a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two homeless people were rescued from a four-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in north St. Louis over the weekend. Firefighters were called to the burning structure along Second and Biddle early Sunday morning. Authorities say the homeless people were in the vacant building seeking shelter from the cold. One firefighter…
( KTRS ) A 93-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained after a fire at his home on Saturday. The mans identity hasn’t been released. Investigators believe the fire started in a kitchen in the basement of the home. The fire happened in the 800 block of Emerald Place in unincorporated St. Charles County.…