Town council meets to discuss mayor’s racist Facebook posts
Several West York borough council members say they want Mayor Charles Wasko to leave office
One Dead, Another Injured Following North City Shooting
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following a late night shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the shooting happened at around 11 p.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of Natural Bridge. One of the victims died at the scene and the other suffered non-life threatening injuries. The name…
Bass Pro Shops To Acquire Cabela’s
Springfield, MO (KTRS) Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela’s will soon be merging. The companies announced on Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Bass Pro Shops will acquire Cabela’s for $65.50 per share in cash, representing an aggregate transaction value of approximately $5.5 billion. In addition, upon closing Bass…
Southern Illinois University fights campus lake toxic algae
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus officials are working to drop levels at the school’s popular Campus Lake to combat toxic algae issues, which has forced the lake’s closure for the past three summers. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that university officials in July announced the effort to drop lake levels to…
Police investigating after 2 shot in Walnut Park West neighborhood
Police are looking for the suspect or suspects involved in a double shooting, in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that authorities say the incident took place in 6300 block of Sherry Avenue sometime before 10pm. One man was found at the scene suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. He…
Museum’s exhibit on Ferguson lacks City Hall contributions
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri History Museum’s effort to collect artifacts from the unrest in Ferguson is missing one big contributor: City Hall. The museum in Forest Park has spent two years collecting boarded up windows, protester gas masks, empty tear gas grenades and other artifacts from the days that followed the fatal police…
Paralyzed Ballwin officer able to drive wheelchair
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County officer paralyzed from a recent shooting is recovering at a Colorado hospital. Ballwin officer Michael Flamion was shot in the neck during a July traffic stop. Thirty-one-year-old Antonio Taylor of St. Louis is charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and other counts. A statement from…
Cards Win, But are Eliminated from NL Race
St.Louis Misses Playoffs for 1st Time since 2010