KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The company that owned a tourist boat that sank in a Missouri lake and killed 17 people has reached a settlement with relatives of two brothers who were among the victims. The Kansas City Star reports lawyers for Ervin and Horace Coleman filed a settlement notice with Ripley Entertainment last…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. Police say 27-year-old Andre Walker hasn’t been seen since Monday night. He suffers from seizures and a traumatic brain injury, and is without necessary medication. He also has been diagnosed with mental disorders, including schizophrenia. Walker is described…
Calverton Park, MO (KTRS) A Ferguson man is charged in the shooting death of a north county woman. According to the Major Case Squad, Calverton Park police responded to a welfare check call in the 40 block of Grether Avenue early Sunday morning and found the body of 23-year-old Demetria Howard with multiple gunshot wounds.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 23-year-old man is charged in connection with the death of a woman who was stabbed before going to a nearby house to ask for help before she died. Police received a call around 3:40 a.m. Monday that a suspicious person was banging on the door of a home. Officers found…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Police are asking for your help in locating a missing St. Louis County man. According to the Chesterfield Police Department, 36-year-old William Murphy went missing Thursday, March 7th. He was last seen at his parents’ home on Spring Gate Drive. Murphy is described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches tall,…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Visitation is Monday for Godfrey Fire Captain Jake Ringering, who was killed in the line of duty last week. Doors will be open from 2 PM until 8 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton, with a tribute planned for 6 PM. Funeral services are scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Missouri school districts will receive $3.5 million to build tornado shelters. The State Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that the grants will go to schools in Christian, Lawrence and McDonald counties. The planned safe rooms would shelter more than 2,250 people. The projects will require local matches ranging from…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Funeral arrangements are set for the Godfrey firefighter killed in the line of duty earlier this week. Captain Jake Ringering will be laid to rest Tuesday at 10 AM. Visitation is set for Monday from 2 PM to 8 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton, with a tribute planned for…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Two soldiers from an Army Reserve unit in Illinois have died while serving in Kuwait. The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the deaths of 37-year-old Sgt. Holli Bolinski of Pinckneyville, Illinois, and 20-year-old Spc. Jackson Johnson of Hillsboro, Missouri. Both soldiers died Tuesday as a result of what the…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) An O’Fallon, Missouri man is charged with invasion of privacy after he allegedly photographed women changing at an area gym. According to court records, 26-year-old Michael Koch was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posting 175 pictures of women undressing on a Russian website. The photos are believed to have been taken between…