( KTRS ) St. Louis Homicide detectives have been called to handle an investigation. Police report a fatal shooting happened Monday evening around 5pm in the 4900 block of Thrush Ave. The victims identity or gender has not been released at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis is preparing to elect a new mayor for the first time since 2001, and the candidates agree that reducing crime and revitalizing the city’s north side are top priorities. Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in the primary election. Seven Democrats, including four members of the Board of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A funeral Mass is planned for a former longtime Missouri lawmaker. John Schneider passed away last Thursday, just one day after his 80th birthday. Schneider was a Democrat who represented the Florissant area. He served in the Senate from 1971 to 2002 after two years in the Missouri House. Schneider’s dauaghter,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was found shot to death around 5 a.m. Monday in the 4900 block of Thrush Avenue. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Key members of Congress say they’ll honor President Donald Trump’s request to investigate his claim that Barack Obama overstepped his authority as president and had Trump’s telephones tapped during the election campaign. A U.S. official says the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute Trump’s allegation, though no such statement has…
NEW YORK (AP) – A St. Louis man has been arrested in connection with threats made to at least eight Jewish community centers nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League’s headquarters in New York City. Federal authorities in New York said Friday that Juan Thompson has been arrested in St. Louis. According to a complaint, the threats…
Belleville, IL (KTRS) Belleville Police need the public’s help in solving a horrific case of animal abuse. Police say a city worker found the body of a black female pit bull or pit bull mix dog on Thursday morning in a wooded area in the 400 block of Catawba, located behind the former Stag Brewery.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The top prosecutor in St. Louis has established a hotline for those who suspect voter fraud in Tuesday’s primary election. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2mjqXlB ) that it is imperative that voters have confidence in elections. She will have two veteran attorneys ready to assist anyone…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A gun and hunting equipment company plans to open a new distribution and operations facility in central Missouri that could employee several hundred people. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced the expansion plans Thursday for American Outdoor Brands Corp. in a Facebook video that features the former Navy SEAL governor firing…
( KTRS ) Police are hunting for two men who fired at St. Louis County Detectives while they were investigating a scene. The Detectives were reportedly processing a vehicle, believed to be in a crime, in the 6500 block of West Florissant just after noon on Thursday. The two suspects fired several shots, from about…