St. Louis, MO (KTRS)  St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden had some harsh words for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. During a Thursday afternoon press conference at St. Louis Police Headquarters, Hayden responded to Gardner’s accusations on the police investigation of the shooting death of St. Louis Police Officer Katlyn Alix. “Let it be crystal…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)Â Dozens of schools have canceled classes for Thursday, January 31st, due to the extreme weather. Â Â Â Â SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Academy of St. Louis – Chesterfield |Â DELAYED 1 hour Affton School District |Â CLOSED Al Manara Academy |Â CLOSED Al Salam Day School |Â CLOSED Alton Catholic Children’s Home |Â CLOSED Arcadia Valley R 2…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Warming shelters remain in operation amid the frigid temperatures. Anyone in need of shelter should call the United Way at 2-1-1. Pet owners are also reminded to bring pets indoors. Anyone who sees an animal in distress should call their nearest law enforcement agency or the Animal Cruelty Task Force Of…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Republican lawmakers are proposing an overhaul of how Missouri universities handle sexual harassment and assault claims to add more protections for the accused. The Kansas City Star reports that two measures in the Missouri House and Senate include provisions that give more power to those accused under Title IX, the federal law…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Jury selection begins Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with fatally shooting a St. Louis County police officer two years ago. Twenty-year-old Trenton Forster is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old officer Blake Snyder,of Edwardsville. Police say Forster killed Snyder as the officer responded to a…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â The dangerous cold weather has dozens of schools canceling classes for Wednesday, January 30. Â Â Â Â SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Affton Christian Kids Preschool |Â CLOSED Affton School District |Â CLOSED Al Manara Academy |Â CLOSED Al Salam Day School |Â CLOSED Alton Catholic Children’s Home |Â CLOSED Alton School Dist. 11 |Â CLOSED Apprende High School |Â CLOSED…
Two St. Louis police officers are charged in a shooting outside a bar, the latest embarrassment for the police department. Joseph Schmitt and William Olsten were charged Monday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Schmitt also faces a weapons charge. The officers were off-duty at a bar in April. The charges claim Schmitt and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is in for a deep freeze. A wind chill advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. Tuesday until 1 p.m.Wednesday.. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to fall into the single digits, with wind chills as low as 25 degrees below zero. Warming shelters have…
A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a female officer during what was described as a deadly game with a revolver. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charge against Nathaniel Hendren, 29, in the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix, as they allegedly played a game…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Dangerous cold is in the forecast for the St. Louis-area. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Watch from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. This means wind chills could be as low as 40 degrees below zero. Anyone in need of a shelter should call the United Way at…