East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) An FBI sting nabs more than a dozen people for trying to have sex with minors. The US Attorney’s office says 14 men have been charged following an FBI operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies targeting online predators. U.S. Attorney Steven Weinhoeft says quote, “Instead of lurking on playgrounds, modern…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks in classrooms when on-campus classes resume this fall. The university is planning for the return of students after classes were moved online in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) 10 people are facing charges in a $1.4 Billion Dollar medical billing scheme involving rural hospitals – one of which is located in Missouri. According to the Justice Department, those involved include hospital managers, lab owners, billers and recruiters. The indictment alleges that from 2015 – 2018, the conspirators would take over…
An attorney for a white couple who pointed guns at protesters outside their mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, says they are strong supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement and its message seeking social justice. Social media video shows Mark and Patricia McCloskey standing outside their home Sunday night with weapons as demonstrators went by.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, as the group marched toward the mayor’s home, demanding her resignation. A social media video showed the armed couple standing outside their home Sunday evening, shouting at protesters, while people in the march urged the crowd to ignore them. Protesters were…
KINLOCH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man. St. Louis County police said in a news release that the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday in Kinloch. Police identified the man who was killed as…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department is giving the only abortion clinic in the state another license. Planned Parenthood says the state issued a license Thursday to the St. Louis clinic. The clinic’s license was at the center of a yearlong legal battle with abortion opponents who want the facility to be closed. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking for assistance in identifying several subjects wanted in connection with a fatal early morning shooting on May 30 in the 27-hundred block of Grand. 25-year old Marcia Brown of the 17-hundred block of Clover Lane in Florissant was pronounced dead at a local hospital. A second…
BERLIN (AP) — German pharma giant Bayer says it’s paying up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over subsidiary Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup. Monsanto has faced numerous lawsuits over claims that Roundup causes cancer. In a statement Wednesday, Bayer said it was also paying up $1.22 billion to settle two further cases, one involving PCB in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis City Police detectives are asking for assistance from the public in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery at a south city Subway sandwich shop. The suspect is described as a 30-year old black man, light complexion, medium build with a shaved head. According to police, the…