St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Charges have been filed after an argument ended in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Fenton. 20 year-old Kenneth Dotson Jr. is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. According to Fenton Police, Dotson and the victim were inside of a car arguing near Highway 141 and Gravois Bluffs when Dotson…
Ameren Missouri says it bought its first wind farm and plans to make a “transformational advancement” into renewable energy. The subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. said Wednesday that it closed on its acquisition of the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Adair and Schuyler counties, in rural northeastern Missouri. The company says the 400-megawatt…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31. The additional doses are on top of 100 million doses Pfizer already was under contract to…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A consultancy has determined that police in St. Louis and St. Louis County are lagging far behind their counterparts elsewhere in the U.S. and lacking broad strategies to fight crime. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that two reports released Monday by New York-based Teneo describe distinct challenges for the city and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is desperately searching for nurses, doctors and other medical staff, perhaps from as far away as Australia, as the coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the breaking point. With many of the state’s hospitals running out of capacity to treat the severest cases, the state has brought in and deployed more…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) – Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club will soon be joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis family of clubs. The clubs released a statement saying the Boards of Directors and staffs of both clubs care deeply about the future of the children in this community and have been exploring…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking with President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr says he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. Barr gave his final press conference as attorney general Monday. He said the investigation into Hunter Biden’s financial…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Detectives are asking for your help in identifying and locating a white truck connected to several incidents of property damages in the Gravois Park neighborhood. The incidents occurred just before midnight on 12/18/20 in the 36-hundred block of Iowa and surrounding areas. The vehicle appears to be a Ford…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others are urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to extend into next year a law allowing more people to cast their votes by mail to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus through in-person voting. A letter signed by people representing nearly five dozen…