Ferguson, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for an elderly man who went missing in Ferguson. Police say 86-year-old Edmond McDavid at the Ferguson Schnucks with his family Monday afternoon. He went to use the grocery store’s restroom and never returned to his family. McDavid suffers from Alzheimer’s. McDavid is described as black,,…
Spanish Lake, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for the sister of woman found dead in their Spanish Lake home. Police say 57-year-old Sylvia Brown hasn’t been seen since Saturday. Her sister was discovered on Monday deceased in their home in the 2500 block of Dukeland Drive. There’s no word on the cause…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A former Washington University medical school executive has been indicted on charges of embezzling thousands of dollars from the school. The U-S Attorney’s office says the former Business Director for the school’s Division of Medical Education, Barbara Skudrzyk, also known as Barbara Najarro, is charged with six counts of embezzling $300,000 from the…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was in the St. Louis area on Monday. Neilsen spoke at the Election Security Summit being held at World Wide Technology in Marylands Heights. She said while the Russian government made a “blazon” attempted to interfere in the 2016 elections, “we have no evidence…
Byrnes Mill, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following a house explosion in Jefferson County. Firefighters were called to a home in the 3700 block of Clearview Drive in Byrnes Mill at just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say a man was killed and a woman was taken to an area hospital.…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri officials are on the hunt for the Christmas tree that will grace the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the department. The donated tree must…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday for a special session on bills vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, including ones on drug treatment courts and education in science, technology, engineering and math. Parson called the Republican-led Legislature back to consider fixing problematic language that led him to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is asking for more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the current extension ends Oct. 10. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and military bases. Some Missouri lawmakers worried about…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 38-year-old Jesse Michael Kelley of Green Park is in jail for a murder that occurred on the parking lot of a Walmart in South St. Louis County. Kelley was charged with second degree murder, first degree robbery, and armed criminal action in connection with the murder of an Andre’s chef. County…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Joseph woman has been awarded $8.5 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit she brought against Missouri gas utility Spire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded $1.3 million in actual damages and $7.2 million in punitive damages to 47-year-old Danielle McGaughy, who had worked…