ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis man has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend after she took out a restraining order against him, saying he was abusive and had threatened her in text messages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jurors found 25-year-old Victor Whittier guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder and armed criminal action…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that the Illinois portion is part of more than $1 billion the agency distributed to all states as part of its five-point opioid strategy . Illinois will get about $29…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The college students and neighbors gathered at a St. Louis coffee shop seemed like one of the friendlier crowds Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill might face campaigning in heavily Republican Missouri. But the audience on a recent night came armed with tough questions and unafraid to push back — or cast…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A federal judge has refused to grant class-action status to a lawsuit alleging wage discrimination against female doctors at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The State Journal-Register in Springfield reports the case, initiated by former SIU surgeon Dr. Sajida Ahad and joined by four other female doctors, will proceed after the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Hundreds of Shop ‘n Save employees have received layoff notices. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports that at least 945 employees from ten St. Louis area stores and its Hazelwood Distribution Center have received layoff notices. This comes after Schnucks announced earlier this week that it will acquire 19 Shop ‘n Save…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill announced Wednesday she will vote against President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing his positions on “dark money” issues. McCaskill said in a statement that the recent sexual assault allegations against him…
(KTRS) St. Louis A young man was robbed and shot multiple times in St. Louis by two masked men. Metropolitan police say one mask was a “grandpa Halloween mask” with red eyes and red mouth. The 22-year-old man was shot several times after being robbed Tuesday night on St. Louis Avenue. The man was listed in…
Jefferson County, MO (KTRS) Three separate accidents resulted in a 30 car pileup in Jefferson County, snarling rush hour traffic Wednesday afternoon. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that both accidents happened along southbound I-55 near Imperial at around 4 p.m. This resulted in the highway being shut down at Vogel Road. Seven people were taken…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis is home to the newest Microsoft Technology Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the state of the art facility in the Cortex District in the Central West End. Governor Mike Parson was among the honorary guests in attendance. Parson says he believes this new center is among…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — A former prosecutor and chairman of Missouri’s Democratic Party has been sentence to two years and three months in federal prison for misusing campaign funds for personal expenses and vacations. Mike Sanders also was ordered Wednesday to forfeit $40,000. He pleaded guilty earlier this year conspiracy to commit wire fraud.…