East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man’s body was found outside of a burning home in East St. Louis. Firefighters were called to the burning home on South 29th Street and Converse Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. While battling the fire, firefighters discovered the badly burned victim outside. Investigators are trying to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The owner of a corner store in St. Louis has died two years after he was shot, and police are classifying his death as a homicide. Maher Jaouni was behind the counter of Sam’s St. Louis Packing Co. when he was shot on June 9, 2016, as part of an ongoing…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) The chairman of the Missouri House panel that investigated former Governor Eric Greitens says the committee no longer has authority to act now Greitens has resigned. But State Representatives Jay Barnes also had a lot to say about their work. In a strongly-worded letter in which he announced the panel was ending its…
Kansas City. MO (KTRS) Jason Kander is throwing his hat back into the political arena. The former Missouri Secretary of State has announced his run for mayor of Kansas City. “The next mayor has the opportunity to shape the future of Kansas City for generations,” Kander said. “I’m running because I am up for that…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — The St. Louis Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Officer Alexander Klein was found dead on his backyard patio of his Affton home on Saturday. Investigators say the 27-year-old officer’s death was likely accidental. An autopsy will be performed to determine an exact cause of death. Police…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three people are hospitalized in separate shootings overnight in north St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened at just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday when a man was gunned down on Dr. Martin Luther King and Marcus. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his back. He’s listed in critical condition.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The wife of a former University of Missouri football coach is helping her husband remember the details of his seven seasons with the team after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Warren Powers, 77, learned of his diagnosis five years ago, the Columbia Missourian reported . Warren Powers still remembers the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A national gathering in St. Louis in September will focus on election security. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced this week that the National Election Security Summit will be Sept. 10-11. Participants will include national, state and local election authorities, who will be joined by officials from the U.S. Department…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed his first five bills into law since taking office, including one that exempts small farms from parts of the state’s clean water law. The legislation said farms would not need a permit to allow water from their property…
ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KTRS) The trial for Pamela Hupp … the woman charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Louis Gumpenberger at her O’Fallon, Missouri home in August of 2016 … has been postponed again. St. Charles County Circuit Judge Jon Cunningham today granted the postponement after defense attorneys asked for more time…