ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis aldermen are considering a bill that would limit police respond to protests. Police have drawn criticism for using chemical agents and dispersing crowds in demonstrations since mid-September, when a judge acquitted white former police officer Jason Stockley in the 2011 shooting death of black drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith. Alderwoman Megan…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Only two weeks after being dismissed from a worldwide competition for consideration for a hyperloop route between St. Louis and Kansas City, organizers have put Missouri back in the running. This follows the creation of a coalition involving the Missouri Transportation Department, the St. Louis Regional Chamber, the Kansas City Tech Council and…
ST. CHARLES (KTRS) In St. Charles, a toddler has been returned safely to his mother after a brief disappearance involving the boy’s father. Authorities say they’ve taken the father into custody. Authorities say Anthony Irvin-the Third, who is in his 20’s, called the mother of the toddler, Anthony M. Irvin, around 4 o-clock this morning to…
SSM Health offers free flu vaccinations October 7 Seven free flu clinics to be held throughout the St. Louis region ST. LOUIS, MO 9/13/2017 SSM Health is offering free flu vaccinations across the St. Louis region Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 8 am – 12 pm in an effort to reduce influenza risk for children,…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The arrest of a clergyman who was taken to the ground and subdued with pepper spray is the latest incident in which police have been responsible for “unnecessary and dangerous violence” against demonstrators, St. Louis protest leaders said Monday. About 20 faith leaders and other protest organizers…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) U.S, Senator Claire McCaskill is responding to the deadly shooting in Las Vegas. The Democratic lawmaker released the following statement: “Firing upon a crowd of innocent concert goers is an act of unimaginable evil and my deepest condolences go out to all those affected by this tragic event. I will continue…
By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Conservatives furious about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in Illinois are threatening to put up a challenger against the first-term governor in next spring’s Republican primary. The new House Republican floor leader, Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, called a primary “inevitable” after Rauner agreed…
Affton, MO (KTRS) A suspect is hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting in south county. Police say officers were called to a home in the 7700 block of Harlan in Affton at just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday. According to the investigation, a man came to the door with a gun in one hand and a sword…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a child was wounded in a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say an 8-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in the 2800 block of Potomac at just before 7 p.m. Saturday. The child’s injuries are said to be minor. There’s no word on a motive…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters upset with the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop Killing Us.” The banner displayed Friday night over the railing in the left-field upper-deck seats had a…