JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Democrats hope a ballot proposal to hike Missouri’s minimum wage will boost support for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s re-election, a seat Republicans are targeting as a top opportunity to insulate their Senate majority. Even if the measure’s presence on the Nov. 6 ballot only spikes engagement from otherwise apathetic Democrats, as…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is slated to meet with President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. The Democrat will meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday. She faces a tough battle for re-election this year in a state Trump won by 19 points. McCaskill has said she wants to know…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after human remains were found along a stretch of railroad tracks in St. Louis. Authorities say a maintenance work made the discovery Monday afternoon on Manchester Road near Tamm Avenue. Evidence markers stretched over hundreds of yards of the tracks, marking where officers discovered blood or additional human remains.…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who placed a skimming device on an ATM machine on Chippewa. Police say the skimming device was discovered on an American Eagle ATM at 6600 Chippewa in late July. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s third-largest county has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers and drug distributors, accusing them of causing the drug epidemic through aggressive and fraudulent marketing of prescription opioids. Officials in St. Charles County filed the suit Monday, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The lawsuit says the County spends millions of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Relatives of a black suspect killed by a white former St. Louis police officer are demanding $5 million to resolve claims of a “cover up.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an emailed letter Sunday from the family of Anthony Lamar Smith alleges that officials violated a judge’s order by failing…
MO (KTRS) Missouri drought has Governor Mike Parson working with other government agencies to strategize plans to help farmers water their fields and acquire hay for livestock. A reported 98 percent of Missourians are affected by this year’s drought despite recent rain. Parson said he is proud of all the departments involved and the work…
Maplewood, MO (KTRS) The cause of a two-alarm fire in the Maplewood business district is being investigated. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 7300 block of Manchester at around 6:30 a.m. Monday. The fire started in Harmony, Health and Healing on the second floor of the building. No injuries were reported. The business sustained heavy…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A teen killed on his 17th birthday is St. Louis’ latest murder victim. Police say Armond Latimore was shot in the head outside of a chop suey in the 3100 hundred block of North Grand in north St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. He was taken to an area hospital, but did not…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in downtown Friday morning. According to police, a man was shot and killed around 11 o’clock just north of the City Garden. City police heard the shots and responded, where they found an armed man – who they took into custody without incident. The…