SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will propose a third annual budget that is likely to be shelved by the Legislature like his first two. Rauner addresses a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday. He will outline budget priorities for the fiscal year that begins July 1. There has been no state…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A north St. Louis woman and her boyfriend are facing charges in the death of her child. On Tuesday, 27-year-old Ebony Jones and 31-year-old Jaramee Ramey were charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. This comes after 6-year-old Mi’Kenzie Bostic was fatally shot at the family’s residence in the 6300 block…
( KTRS ) A woman from Springfield Illinois has been arrested in connection with two bank robberies in Southern Illinois. Police report that on January 20th a National Bank in Edwardsville was robbed by a a white female wearing sunglasses and a hooded sweatshirt. This past Friday, February 10th, another bank was robbed in Glen…
LEADWOOD, Mo. (AP) – The attorney for a man accused of killing his stepfather, a purported Ku Klux Klan leader in Missouri, says his client is innocent. Prosecutors in Missouri’s St. Francois County filed first-degree murder and other charges on Monday against 44-year-old Malissa Ann Ancona and her son, 24-year-old Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr. They’re…
( KTRS ) The Florissant City Council held a public meeting Monday night and discussed repealing a ban on pit bulls. Florissant has had an ordinance banning pit bulls within city limits since 2005. Last night, the council took public comments on a measure that would lift the restriction and another that would strengthen the…
( KTRS ) A St. Louis police officer is recovering after suffering a hand injury Monday. At first it was believed that the officer had been shot. Police Chief Sam Dotson reports that the officer was not shot, but was hurt while responding to a shooting in St. Louis County near 14th Street and Florissant…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide in the city of Shrewsbury. Monday morning officers were called to a residence in the 7800 block of Cardinal Ridge Court for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered two victims, each with a gunshot wound. An adult male was pronounced dead on scene.…
A mass demonstration in downtown St. Louis at what used to be Hardee’s headquarters protesting labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder, attracted about 250 people Monday. Protestors marched from the Gateway Arch to the Hardee’s HQ at 100 Broadway, shutting that block down about noon. About a dozen city police officers monitored the crowd, following protesters…
Shrewsbury, MO (KTRS) A double shooting in Shrewsbury is being investigated. Police say officers responded to a home in the 7800 block of Cardinal Ridge Court around 7 a.m. Monday. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch’ reports that the shooting stemmed from a domestic situation. There’s no word on the condition of either of the victims.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A child is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say a 7-year-old girl died after being shot inside of a home on Minnie Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators are trying to determine whether or not the shooting was accidental. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no…