St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri has two new members to its public safety team. Governor Eric Greitens visited the St. Louis Fire Academy on Wednesday. That’s where he announced before a crowd of first responders his appointment of Tim Bean as the new state fire marshal and Ernie Rhodes to serve as the State Emergency…
(KTRS) Wildwood officials say they’ve reached an agreement with the EPA to make sure its dioxin site is clean before the agency takes it off its federal Superfund list. The Callahan site in Wildwood in St. Louis County is one of dozens of sites contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical dioxin decades ago. The EPA has…
WASHINGTON (AP) – An Illinois -based pet food company is recalling several lots of dog food because it may be contaminated with a euthanasia drug. Evanger’s Dog Food says it’s voluntarily recalling five lots of its Hunk of Beef product that may include pentobarbital “in an abundance of caution.” The food was distributed to retail…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) Evidence continues to mount in the murder case against Pam Hupp. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports that sources close to the case say Hupp purchased the knife she claimed Louis Gumpenberger used to kidnap her back in August. According to those sources, Hupp bought the knife just days earlier…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Opponents of Missouri’s new right-to-work law are trying to put it to a public vote. Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis filed a referendum petition to do so with the secretary of state Monday, the same day Republican Gov. Eric Greitens signed the ban on mandatory union fees. If Louis’ petition…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a shooting victim arrived at an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, a male in his 20’s, arrived at the hospital via private transportation with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and wrist. He has been listed in critical, but stable condition. Police say the shooting took…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate passed another day in Springfield without a vote on its much-anticipated budget compromise. Democrats and Republicans discussed the plan separately in private meetings lasting hours Tuesday. But there were no votes on the plan. Democratic and Republican leaders have been discussing for weeks ways to break a nearly…
( KTRS) Police in North County St. Louis are searching for two suspects that robbed a Subway sandwich shop Tuesday night. Police say the suspects entered the restaurant, located at 11101 Larimore Road, around 8pm last night. One of them displayed a firearm and demanded cash from the register. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a grisly discovery in St. Charles County. Police say a passerby noticed a burning pile in a field just off of Highway 94 near Blase Station Road Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded and discovered human remains in the fire. Police are working with the medical examiner’s office…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Highway Patrol has just appointed its first female superintendent in its 85-year history. The News Tribune reports 53-year-old Lt. Col. Sandra Karsten was named the patrol’s 23rd superintendent Wednesday. She will hold the job on an “acting” basis until confirmed by the state Senate. Karsten says she’s been…