ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — Tens of thousands are without power during a heat warning powerful storms rolled through the St. Louis region. The storms hit Thursday night, generating strong winds, heavy rain and, in places, hail. More than 40,000 Ameren customers in Illinois and 20,000 in Missouri were without power as of Friday morning. A…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) There’s a new initiative aimed at combating the opioid crisis in St. Louis County. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger signed an executive order on Thursday declaring the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in the county. Stenger took this action during a news conference at the St. Louis County…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol went too far in firing a trooper after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in the drowning death of a handcuffed Iowa man, a judge has found. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce ruled Wednesday that Col. Sandra Karsten, the patrol’s superintendent, can’t…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for three drug-related killings. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis on Wednesday announced the sentencing of 27-year-old Jacobi Temple in the March 2015 deaths of James Lacey, Paige Schaefer and Tammie Thurmond. Temple pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Efforts are being made to improve workforce and economic development in the state of Missouri. Over 300 leaders from across the state gathered at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis County on Wednesday for the Best In Midwest Summit to begin the process of creating a strategy.…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has announced plans for Citizens Academy Class 2018-02. The program, designed to strengthen the bond between the department and the community, will begin August 8, 2018, and conclude with graduation on October 24, 2018. The class will meet Wednesday nights from 6-9 p.m. The Citizens Academy is…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) Representatives from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or ATSDR, are in town to host public comment sessions on a draft report evaluating community exposure to radiological contaminants while living or playing near Coldwater Creek. ATSDR looked at residents who played in, or lived near, the creek from the 1960’s through…
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — A body has been found at a New Jersey home where New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins lives. The Bergen County prosecutor’s office says it is investigating a death at the house in Fair Lawn, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of MetLife Stadium. Property records show Jenkins has lived…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers spent almost $110,000 during a special session and investigation into allegations against former Gov. Eric Greitens. Final costs provided Tuesday to The Associated Press show that most of that money went toward mileage and daily allowances for lawmakers during a special session. About one-quarter of the expenses came…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Community Leaders and activists took to the streets to voice their opposition to Proposition A, also known as ‘Right to Work.” The concerned citizens gathered outside the Williams Temple in north St. Louis Tuesday morning. One of the featured speakers, Brad Bakker, associate attorney at Armstrong Teasdale and Democratic candidate for…