Washington, MO (KTRS) An employee with the Washington School District is in custody in an investigation that prompted the school officials to abruptly cancel classes for the day. Police haven’t elaborated on why the employee was taken into custody, but are expected to release more information later today. EarlyThursday morning, school officials tweeted this message: “We…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Cigna is buying St. Louis-based Express Scripts for $67 billion. The global health insurance company officially announced Thursday morning that it has entered into a a definitive agreement with Express Scripts. “Cigna’s acquisition of Express Scripts brings together two complementary customer-centric services companies, well-positioned to drive greater quality and affordability for customers,”…
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man with an extensive criminal history shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others who were checking on a disturbance at a Missouri home, authorities said Wednesday. Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Collin Stosberg said the officers went to the home in Clinton…
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Steel Corp. says it will restart one of two blast furnaces along with steel-making facilities in Illinois after President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel imports. The Belleville News Democrat reports that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel said Wednesday that it anticipates calling about 500 Granite City…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) Amazon will open its first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters. Executives with the online retail giant made that announcement on Wednesday morning, stating that it will create 1,500 new jobs with benefits and opportunities to engage with Amazon Robotics in a highly technological workplace. The new facility will be built in Duke…
Bridgeton, MO (KTRS) The EPA is seeking public input on the clean up of radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill. Hundreds turned out for the EPA’s public meeting at the Machinists Hall in Bridgeton Tuesday night. It appeared that most who attended expressed disapproval of the EPA’s preferred plan, also known as Alternative Four.…
CHESTERFIELD (KTRS) Chesterfield police say they’re looking for man they describe as armed and dangerous after a shooting incident early this morning. Police say it happened about 5 a.m. Tuesday when a man fired shots into a home on Forest Crest in Chesterfield. Two people inside were hurt but their injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials from Ferguson and the U.S. Department of Justice will be back in front of a federal judge for an update on how the St. Louis suburb is addressing concerns about the mistreatment of black residents by Ferguson’s police and court system. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry will hear a status…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House committee tasked with investigating Gov. Eric Greitens is set to meet for the first time. The special panel is scheduled to convene Tuesday for an organizational meeting. The bipartisan panel was formed by GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson in response to the Republican governor’s indictment on a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The 3rd annual Scott Knopfel Memorial Dine Out fundraiser is being held tonight. Knopfel was working as a hotel manager at Drury Inn in south St. Louis when he was fatally shot during a robbery in 2015. His family set up a scholarship in his name to benefit workers in the…