JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bayer is closing its crop science division headquarters in North Carolina and moving 500 jobs to the St. Louis area. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the move Tuesday in his Capitol office. Lisa Safarian, Bayer’s commercial operations-North America president, says the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company is closing its…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A businessman has admitted in federal court that he provided bribes as part of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s pay-to-play scheme, the fourth person to plead guilty in connection with the crime. John Rallo pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of bribery. Sentencing will be Oct. 15. Rallo was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Port Authority says it will seek proposals to develop the defunct Jamestown Mall site. At a North County Town Hall Meeting Monday, members of the community asked questions about the future of the site. Representatives from the St. Louis Board of Economic Development said that the brush should…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A businessman accused of bribery as part of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s pay-to-play scheme is set to plead guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis announced the guilty plea hearing Tuesday for John Rallo. Rallo’s attorney, John Rogers, confirmed Rallo will plead guilty but declined further comment.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for Rosie Ann Jones. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 80-year-old Jones went missing from the 4500 block of Newberry Terrace at around 10 P.M. Sunday. Jones is described as a black female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 125 pounds with gray hair and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead after an overnight accident on I-70 in north St. Louis. Police say a group of motorcycles were traveling down the interstate near Riverview when one of the motorcycle riders accidentally ran into the back of an SUV, causing a chain reaction. One of the motorcyclist was killed…
Webster Groves, MO (KTRS) Webster Groves Police need your help find four boys believed to have runaway together. The missing boys haven’t been seen since Wednesday. They are identified 10-year-old Marquis McCully, 12-year-old Davon Shaw, 15-year-old Javon Chism, and 15-year-old Trey Robinson, who has undergoing chemotherapy treatments. If you have any information, you should contact…
Mascoutah, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is going to prison for sextortion. 21-year-old Joshua Breckel of Mascoutah was sentenced yesterday, to 35 years in Federal prison – 3 months after agreeing to a negotiated a plea deal with the U.S. Attorney’s office. Court documents state that he repeatedly obtained sexually explicit images and videos from…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor, with a strong show of support from black clergy, legislators and other leaders, said Thursday that an eight-month grand jury investigation found no evidence to indict her and that it’s time to move on. Kim Gardner spoke at a news conference while surrounded by about three dozen…
Lemay, MO (KTRS) A teenager is dead after being shot outside of his south county home. Police say 16-year-old boy Robert “R.J.” Dorsey was gunned down in the 800 block of Vegas Drive in Lemay at just after 9 p.m.Wednesday. He was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to an area hospital. There’s no word…