(KTRS) – Lambert-St. Louis International Airport could soon have a new name…St. Louis-Lambert International Airport. The airport commission initially pushed to rename the facility St. Louis International Airport at Lambert Field, but opponents said they did not want the Lambert name at the end. The change still needs support from two more bodies before it…
(KTRS) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway says there are still serious problems in the Wellston municipal court. The recent audit discovered the court collected a $2 fee on all cases with the promise to donate that money to domestic violence shelters. Galloway says there is no evidence that the money was spent on shelter operations.…
(KTRS) – Students at a north county elementary school were evacuated today after a suspicious package was found near the school. Fox 2 reports that just before 1 p.m. someone placed the package on the steps outside of Moline Elementary School. The staff heard a small explosion they believed was a firework and the school…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – When riots erupted two years ago in Ferguson, Missouri, some of the tension in the black community was blamed on the use of court fines and fees that burdened many low-income people with debts they could not pay. Since then, some states have reduced fines for traffic tickets and offered amnesty…
(KTRS) – Chesterfield Mall is open this Wednesday afternoon, but the Dillard’s store is closed. Authorities say that there is some flooding in the store after a water main break. No word on when the rupture might be fixed and the store will reopen.
Woods to Play 1st Golf Tournament in More Than a Year in Napa, CA
( KTRS ) Two Arizona women have been charged with money laundering in Madison County, IL. On September 4th, the women were heading southbound on I-55/70 when they were pulled over by an Illinois State Police trooper for speeding. During a search of the vehicle, troopers found several hidden compartments and $500,000 cash. Madison County…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in southwest Illinois is hosting two days of cultural presentations by Native Americans. Native American artists, storytellers and dancers will display clothing, demonstrate crafts and discuss customs and beliefs on Sept. 10 and 11 at the site’s Interpretive Center. The event is sponsored by the American Indian…
( KTRS ) The City of Ferguson is hosting a town hall meeting this evening to discuss the growing drug epidemic in the St. Louis area. Figures taken between 2012-2014 show there were 516 drug related deaths in St. Louis County and 287 in St. Louis City. The meeting will start Wednesday at 7pm inside the…
Authorities have ID’ the body of a man discovered in a burning car in Riverview Tuesday morning. Police say the man is 29-year-old Darren Seals, also known as King D Seals. Fox 2 news reports that for the last two years Seals had taken an active role in the Ferguson protests and had a following…