St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  One person is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police were called around 7 a.m. Wednesday after the victim was found shot  to death behind the Goody Goody Diner in 5900 block Natural Bridge. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s identity hasn’t been released.…
St. Louis County, MO Â (KTRS) Â A fallen St. Louis County police officer is being honored. During Monday night’s county council meeting, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger signed an executive order to rename Clydesdale Park in south county to the Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park. This was in response to an online petition that…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – One of the nation’s largest Fourth of July celebrations is returning to Forest Park in St. Louis in 2017. Organizers of Fair St. Louis said Tuesday that the festival will be July 2 through July 4. The fair was on the grounds of the Gateway Arch for its first 33 years. The…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Ninety-year-old rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry is set to release his first new studio album in more than 35 years. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Berry’s album, titled “Chuck,” will be available in 2017. The album was recorded in St. Louis-area studios and will feature mostly original work by Berry,…
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri University of Science and Technology has suspended the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity after two students were injured during an event last week at the fraternity house. The university said in a news release Monday that campus police were notified Sunday and that an investigation is underway. The release offered…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Several thousand Springfield Clinic patients insured through Illinois’ health plans will be asked to pay hundreds of dollars in co-payments, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs the clinic hasn’t tried to collect for the past year and a half. The State Journal-Register reports that the clinic usually waits to bill patients their…
( KTRS ) Authorities have identified the remains of a man found behind a church in North County. On October 12th police were called to the Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, for a report of a found body. The victim has now been identified as 64 yr old Ivory Kelly, who resided in the…
BELTON, Mo. (AP) – McDonald’s will pay a $56,500 settlement after a southeast Missouri restaurant manager refused to interview a deaf job applicant. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday announced the settlement with McDonald’s Corp. and McDonald’s Restaurants. A message seeking comment from the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company was not immediately returned. The…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)   BJC HealthCare is launching a new scholarship fund in response to the findings from the Ferguson Commission. Scholarships will be awarded annually to up to fourteen students in communities served by BJC hospitals, including St. Louis City and St. Louis County. Each scholarship will be a need-based award of up to $10,000…
( KTRS ) A person is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle Monday night in Belleville. The Belleville Fire Department reports that the incident happened around 8:20pm last night in the 4200 block of North Belt West. The victim was transported to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, their condition in unknown at this time.