Jefferson City, MO (AP) Missouri lawmakers are pushing lengthy prison sentences for people caught selling or buying the highly lethal opioid fentanyl. House members gave initial approval to the bill in a voice vote Wednesday. Selling or trying to sell 20 milligrams or more of fentanyl would be punishable by 10-30 years in prison under…
(KTRS) The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office has charged a Valley Park man with two counts of Second Degree Burglary. 48-year old Shawn Overstreet of the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue is being held on a 15-thousand dollar “cash only” bond in connection with burglaries in Affton in early November. According to the probable…
Chicago, IL (AP) Officials say a computer error in Illinois’ new automatic voter registration system may have led to 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, 16 of whom cast ballots. The Illinois secretary of state’s office has acknowledged the mistake, saying it was an isolated incident. Officials are working to confirm how many people…
Fenton, MO (KTRS) The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting outside a bar in Fenton. The incident occurred shortly before 7 P.M. Tuesday in the parking lot of Borgetti’s Bar and Grill on Old Highway 141 at Fiedler Road. That’s where a man fired at least 3 shots at a van, hitting the…
Florissant Police Tuesday announced additional charges against a man accused of intentionally setting a fire on Friday that later claimed the life of a 16 year old. 39-year old Bobby Copass is now charged with second degree murder and first degree arson in connection with the blaze at the home which was reported at 3…
(AP) A man who opened fire outside a Kansas City nightclub, killing a woman and injuring at least 15 other people before a guard killed him, had a past weapons charge dropped after lawmakers loosened the state’s gun laws. Twenty-nine-year-old Jahron Swift had been in trouble with the law before he opened fire on people…
(KTRS) Sunset Hills Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two white male suspects from Monday morning’s armed robbery at the BP station in the 45-hundred block of S. Lindbergh..we have posted photos of the suspects and their car at KTRS.com. Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to call the…
Eureka, MO (KTRS) A precautionary boil advisory is in effect for Pevely Farms in southwest St. Louis County. The advisory affects roughly 90 residential customers and Pevely Farms Golf Club. A water main break and subsequent drop in water pressure is to blame. If you live in the impacted area, you will need to boil…
Kansas City, MO (AP) Patrick Mahomes tiptoed down the sideline for a game-turning touchdown, added three TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super Bowl in a half-century by beating the Tennessee Titans 35-24 for the AFC championship. In two weeks in Miami, they will play San Francisco. Mahomes did his usual…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing woman. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Edna Martin went missing from her residence in the 4700 block of San Francisco Avenue at around 6 P.M. Sunday. She is described as a black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, roughly…