Jefferson City, MO (AP) The state of Missouri no longer would face financial punishment for wrongdoing in some civil lawsuits under a Missouri bill. State senators debated the proposal Tuesday. The legislation would mean the Missouri government couldn’t be penalized with what are called punitive damages. Those are used in civil court cases to punish…
Anaheim, CA (AP) St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a break in play in the first period, prompting the Blues and Anaheim Ducks to postpone their game. He appeared to be alert and awake as he was being transported out of the arena to a local hospital. Teammates immediately called for…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County has reached a settlement agreement with Lieutenant Keith Wildhaber in his discrimination lawsuit. The county will pay more than $10-million of the nearly $20-million-dollar jury award. Wildhaber alleged that he was passed over for his promotion to Lieutenant nearly 2-dozen times and told to, “tone down his gayness.” The…
(KTRS) St. Louis County Police Chief, Colonel Jon M. Belmar announced his retirement today after 34 years of service as a commissioned police officer and six years as Chief of Police. Chief Belmar has led the Department through the murder of Officer Blake Snyder and periods of civil unrest. In a statement, Chief Belmar said,…
Cuba, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after he shot and injured a police officer in Crawford County. It all began at around 2 P.M. Saturday when a Cuba Police Officer responded to a domestic disturbance call. The officer entered the residence and attempted to communicate with the man, who fired several shots, one of…
(KTRS) St. Louis County Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a double shooting at 8:30 Sunday morning in the 10-thousand 200 block of Valley Drive in North County. A 17-year old girl was pronounced dead at the scene and another woman was transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The investigation…
(KTRS) Mayor Lyda Krewson today signed legislation to guarantee a prevailing wage to skilled workers on large construction projects in the City of St. Louis, an action expected to directly benefit thousands of individuals, including minority and women contractors. The bill was sponsored by 11th Ward Alderwoman Sarah Wood Martin and went on to receive…
(AP) The former chief executive officer of a St. Louis area firm has been sentenced to 22 months in prison in a $2.5 million bank fraud scheme. The U.S. attorney’s office says 63-year-old Mary Ann Gibson was sentenced Thursday for inflating the cash flow of her struggling account marketing services company, Mozaic Group Ltd., to…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) An area high school is suspending it’s cheerleading program after a fight breaks out with a rival school. The incident occurred Saturday night during the Alton Shootout at Alton High School. That’s where a ‘cheer battle’ between East St. Louis and Trinity Catholic high schools escalated into a brawl. East…
St. Joseph, MO (AP) A man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin made his first in-person court appearance in Missouri. Garland Joseph Nelson did not speak during Thursday’s hearing. A preliminary hearing date was set for March 24. Nelson, of Braymer, is accused of killing 35-year-old Nick Diemel and 24-year-old Justin Diemel, 24, of…