St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Community engagement efforts continue in the process of the planned development around the new NGA western headquarters. On Tuesday night Project Connect held its fourth public meeting at Vashon High School to provide an update and to gather more feedback from residents. Otis Williams, the executive director for the St. Louis…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Organized labor is throwing their support behind Tishaura Jones in her run for St. Louis mayor. On Tuesday, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Missouri State Council announced its endorsement of the city treasurer in the mayor’s race. “Tishaura Jones is the only candidate in the race for mayor who’s committed to achieving…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are joining the investigation into a fire that destroyed a St. Louis-area country club. The agency announced Monday a 24-person group was activated Sunday to help investigate a fire that broke out Feb. 16 at Bogey Hills Country Club.…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are joining the investigation into a fire that destroyed a St. Louis-area country club. The agency announced Monday a 24-person group was activated Sunday to help investigate a fire that broke out Feb. 16 at Bogey Hills Country Club.…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities in Missouri are investigating after dozens of headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2lAG5dB ) the vandalism was reported early Monday at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, about 8 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis. Police Lt.…
( KTRS ) Police are searching for a missing 65-year-old woman with dementia. Shirley Brown was reported missing Monday afternoon. She reportedly told a family member on Sunday evening that she was driving to Barnes-Jewish Hospital to visit a friend. Police say hospital staff didn’t see her and that she hasn’t been home since. Brown…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating after a 17-year-old was shot and killed Monday evening in north St. Louis. Police were called to the 5000 block of Terry just after 6pm in response to a shooting. The male victim was found at the scene with a gun shot wound to the chest. He was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – Former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has a new job at Centene Corp. On Monday, the Clayton-based company announced that Koster has been hired to be the managed care company’s senior vice president of corporate services. Koster, a Democrat who served eight years as attorney general, lost last year’s race…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) More than two dozen UPS drivers in Missouri are being recognized for safe driving. On Monday, UPS announced that 35 elite drivers from Missouri are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Missouri boasts…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Applications for concealed carry permits in Missouri are dropping after passage last year of a law making them unnecessary in many places. Highway Patrol data on fingerprints processed for concealed carry permits show submissions hit a low of fewer than 1,600 in December. That’s the fewest processed in the three…