Tigers Win in Walk-Off
Mizzou Has Outscored Opponents 17-0 In this Regional
Jury selection begins in Drew Peterson trial
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jury selection has begun in the murder-for-hire trial of a former suburban Chicago police officer who’s accused of plotting to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars in his third wife’s death. Sixty-two-year-old Drew Peterson was convicted in 2012 of first-degree murder. Kathleen Savio’s death eight years earlier initially was…
Activist Call For Special Prosecutor In Police Shooting
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A group of activists are calling for a special prosecutor to handle the case in which a former police officer is accused of killing a man while on duty. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce filed first-degree murder charges Monday against Jason Stockley, more than four years after the shooting death…
Man Fatally Shot Overnight In North City
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Authorities say the victim was found shot to death early Friday morning in the 4100 block of West Florissant. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the unofficial murder…
Charges dropped against 2 reporters covering Ferguson unrest
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Prosecutors have dropped charges of trespassing and interference with police officers against two reporters arrested while covering the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri. St. Louis County spokesman Cordell Whitlock tells The Associated Press the charges were dismissed Thursday against The Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery and The Huffington Post’s Ryan Reilly. The…
Carpenter, Adams lead Cardinals over Rockies 13-7
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered and drove in a career-high six runs and Matt Adams added four RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 13-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. St. Louis, which has won three of four, scored a season-high six runs in the fourth inning to…
Jones’ 2nd shutout gives Sharks 2-1 series lead over Blues
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Martin Jones made 22 saves in his second straight shutout and Tomas Hertl scored twice to give the San Jose Sharks a series lead for the first time in four trips to the Western Conference final with a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 on Thursday…
Owner Wants To Move Historic Buster Brown Building
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts are underway to save the historic Buster Brown building in north St. Louis. The more than century old structure which housed the former shoe factory is subject to eminent domain as a result of the planned NGA headquarters. Owner Jim Osher wants to move the twenty-million pound building across the…
Unemployment rate climbs in Illinois in April
Illinois’ unemployment rate has increased for six straight months