ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis man originally from Nigeria is being deported back to Nigeria after being sentenced today for running a tax fraud scheme that cost the IRS almost$900,000. Federal authorities say 56-year-old Kevin Kunlay Williams and others stole public school employees’ IDs from a payroll company and used them to file more than…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) – As St. Louis and Kansas City submit bids Thursday for the second headquarters of Amazon, the state of Missouri is turning in its own bid – with the promise of building what it calls an innovation corridor between the major metro areas. Missouri Economic Development Director Rob Dixon says the proposal would…
ST. LOUIS (AP) A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson says the company is pleased with a Missouri appeals court ruling that threw out a $72 million award for an Alabama woman who claimed the company’s talcum powder contributed to her ovarian cancer. The appeals court ruled Tuesday that Missouri was not the proper jurisdiction for the…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Longtime St. Louis Circuit Judge Jimmie Edwards will take over as the city’s director of public safety starting November 6th. Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Friday he’ll replace Charlene Deeken, who will stay on as deputy director. Edwards has been a circuit judge since 1992. As director of public safety he will oversee police,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A Memorial Day tradition in St. Louis for four decades … the Gypsy Caravan … has come to an end. The sponsor of the annual flea market and crafts fair, the St. Louis Symphony, says on its website that in recent years, staging the Gypsy Caravan became a struggle in the face of…
URBANA, ILL (AP) A 28-year-old man accused in the abduction of a University of Illinois scholar from China has pleaded not guilty to a new, more serious charge of kidnapping resulting in death. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Yingying Zhang’s mother, Lifeng Ye, began weeping when the suspect entered the federal courtroom Wednesday in Urbana. She had…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking the public’s help in locating a show car that was stolen overnight from the Fairfield Inn in the 1600 block of Fenton Business Park Court. The vehicle, which is usually showcased in car shows, was taken from an enclosed trailer and is valued at more than $200,000. Anyone…
ST. LOUIS (AP) A 19-year-old Iranian woman banned from competing in the name of her county after attending an international competition without an Islamic headscarf has taken her game to St. Louis University and the St. Louis Chess Club. Dorsa Derakhshani is now at a freshman at SLU, which has a new but highly ranked chess…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County and Northwoods Police are investigating the shooting death of a 54-year-old man inside a residence located in the 6900 block of Forest Hill Drive. The man’s name will be released once next of kin have been notified. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department Central County Precinct responded to…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton has announced his plan to retire as second-longest serving chancellor in campus history in 2019. Wrighton, who has served 22 years as Washington U chancellor, shared the news with the university’s Board of Trustees at its fall meeting Friday. The chair of the Board of Trustees, Craig Schnuck,…