AURORA, MO (AP) — Authorities in southwestern Missouri say strong storms that swept the region have left one person dead. Aurora Fire Chief Robert Ward tells television station KYTV that one person inside an Aurora motel just off Highway 39 was killed as a storm passed through. Authorities have not released the person’s name or details of…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois turns 200 on Monday. And the state has a gala celebration planned The Illinois Bicentennial party that organizers have arranged at Chicago’s Navy Pier will be at times solemn, like a Cahokia Woodhenge solstice observed 1,000 years ago by some of the state’s earliest inhabitants near St. Louis, and at…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis has scored another goal is its quest to bring an MLS team to the city. On Friday, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved a a resolution in support of a soccer stadium aimed at attracting a Major League Soccer franchise. The measure passed by a vote of 26-2…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis is a step closer to scoring a goal of getting Major League Soccer. The full St. Louis Board of Aldermen is scheduled to vote Friday morningon a resolution in support of a soccer stadium aimed at attracting a Major League Soccer franchise. It unanimously passed out of a committee on…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: November 30th 3:00 Am CST (KTRS) St. Louis MO A St. Louis man is convicted of rape, burglary and kidnapping after a jury found him guilty yesterday for the assault against a Washington University Medical student. Prosecutors say a shirtless 28-year-old Jared Hurst broke into to the woman’s home in the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have approved medical marijuana, but it remains unclear whether thousands of welfare recipients will lose benefits if they opt for it. The Missouri Department of Social Services told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the question remains under review, and offered no timeline for a decision. “The Department of…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three St. Louis police officers were indicted Thursday for allegedly beating an undercover colleague during a 2017 protest and, along with a fourth officer, conspiring to cover up the crime. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of Officers Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, Christopher…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Classes are cancelled at the University of Missouri’s St. Louis campus because of a water outage. The school said in a Facebook post that crews were working Thursday to make repairs. All classes and on-campus activities are canceled “until further notice.” The post also says that provisions are being made for…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: November 29, 2018 12:51 AM CST (KTRS) St. Louis MO A woman who was stabbed in the face while shopping at the Family Dollar on St. Charles Rock Road has died. Breckenridge Hills Police say 65-year-old Marybeth Gaeng was jumped by 34-year-old Cameka Cathey in the store Tuesday morning. Authorities say…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen.-Elect Josh Hawley says he’ll reintroduce a duck boat safety bill that his campaign rival Sen. Claire McCaskill proposed after a duck boat sank in July, killing 17 people. Hawley on Wednesday said he’ll bring the legislation up again after he assumes office in January. McCaskill pushed to enshrine…