Clayton, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has unveiled his plan to combat the opioid crisis. The “Bell Plan” in partnership with community organizations, involves expanding diversion programs for nonviolent offenders with addiction and mental health issues. “By focusing less resources, less man- and woman-hours on nonviolent and low-level offenses, we can reallocate…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Post-Dispatch plans to move out of its downtown building and into a smaller office building. The newspaper reported Monday that it has signed a letter of intent to lease space in a three-story downtown building for $2 million from StarLake Holdings. The Post-Dispatch moved to its current six-story…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County doctor will give up his medical license and voluntarily leave the U.S. after being sentenced for sexually abusing two female patients. Forty-year-old Abhishek Jain, of Maryland Heights, was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and five years of probation. As part of the plea deal, he…
Pine Lawn, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating a homicide in Pine Lawn. According to police, the North County Police Cooperative responded to a 911 shooting call in the 2500 block of Arden just before 8 PM Saturday night. Upon arrival, they found the body of 61-year-old Naomi Miller,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State education officials say results of tests given to Missouri public school students in April and May will be released Feb. 1. The Springfield News-Leader reports reading and math scores previously were released to the public as early as August. The tests are intended to give a snapshot of academic…
Maplewood, MO (KTRS) The cause of a train accident in Maplewood is being investigated. Authorities say a car was hit by a train on the railroad tracks along Sutton and Greenwood around 7 p.m. The car was occupied by an elderly man. Some nearby residents got the man out of the car before the train…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Railway commuters traveling between St. Louis and Chicago have yet to see faster rail journeys, despite most of the Amtrak corridor’s $1.95 billon upgrade concluding a year ago. Delays in installing and testing new GPS-related safety technology kept Amtrak trains from hitting high speeds of 90 mph during 2018, as the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a new U.S. attorney for central Illinois five months after President Donald Trump nominated him. John Milhiser has been the acting U.S. attorney for the 46-county region since that nomination. The Senate’s unanimous voice vote on Wednesday solidifies his position as central Illinois’ top federal prosecutor.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show a political consultant directed state employees in the beginning of now-resigned Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ administration. The newspaper reports that adviser Austin Chambers in emails approved policy roll-outs and received drafts of Greitens’ State of the State address. An Associated Press message…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s administration received strong public pushback over a proposal to allow weapons in the Missouri Capitol. All 50 comments that came in between mid-November and mid-December said firearms should not be allowed in the Capitol, even if the owners had concealed carry permits, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported…