BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota legislators will review an emergency request to borrow another $4 million to cover policing costs for the protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The state’s Emergency Commission borrowed $6 million from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota in September. But officials say that money has already been spent,…
St. Louis. MO (KTRS) The community continues to reach out to help the family of a fallen St. Louis County police officer. Dozens of restaurants on both sides of the river are participating in a Dine Out event today, where the proceeds will go to the Officer Blake Snyder family. Officer Snyder was fatally shot…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier is set to be sworn in as the high court’s 120th chief justice. An installation ceremony is scheduled Monday afternoon at the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield. He will be the chief administrative officer of the state’s judicial system and oversee more than 900 judges…
( KTRS ) A man has been charged after a St. Charles County SWAT team was called to the scene of a domestic disturbance. Authorities were called October 30th, upon arrival officers found the girlfriend of 53 yr old Charles Johnston outside of the home at the scene. The victim told police that Johnston had…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project. Older demonstrators argue for peaceful protest centered on prayer, but younger activists are pushing for more militant and aggressive tactics. The differences came to a head last week after law enforcement officers in riot gear forced…
( KTRS) Police are investigating after two women were shot just before midnight last night in the Benton Park West neighborhood. The double shooting happened around 11:49 p.m. Monday night in the 3400 block of Louisiana Avenue just north of Gravois Park. The current condition of the women is unknown at this time. No other…
The Illinois State Police are investigating after a 17-year-old died during a short police chase in East St. Louis. Authorities report that when officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, the teen sped off. The car went about a block or two before crashing near 18th street Monday afternoon. At this time police have not…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander, who is involved in a tight race with incumbent Republican Roy Blunt in Missouri, has written a $25,000 check to the U.S. Treasury as a way of turning back questionable campaign donations. A report in the Boston Globe found that the Thornton Law Firm in…
