St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Zoo is mourning the loss of one of their young elephants. Zoo officials say Kenzi, a six-year-old Asian elephant calf died on Saturday after being diagnosed with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus. EEHV is a viral infection shown to be fatal to elephants. The St. Louis Zoo posted the following Facebook message…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Eric Greitens has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of storms and flooding in parts southern Missouri. Greitens signed the order Saturday as the National Weather Service issued a flood warnings and watches for much of southeastern Missouri. The order activates the resources of…
BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area utility worker hit by a stray bullet from a shooting a half block away has died. Berkeley police say 55-year-old Frank Langston, of Dellwood, died Friday. An employee of Raineri Ready Mix, Langston was delivering materials to a St. Louis sewer district project when he was hit by…
BELLAFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) —Three people are dead in a suspected murder-suicide in Bellefontaine Neighbors. Investigators say police responded to a call at the home on Hoyt Drive late Thursday night and found a woman and her teenaged son shot to death. Police say the suspected caller was also found dead from an apparent self-inflicted…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Several major road projects are on the horizion for the region. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that some of this work will begin next month and will have a significant impact of daily travel. “We have several avenues where drivers can get information about upcoming lane closures and impact in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down around 11:30 p.m. Thursday on Morganford and Ellenwood. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the St. Louis murder count to at least…
By JIM SALTER, DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens remains defiant, even amid calls for impeachment or resignation, after a St. Louis grand jury indicted him for felony invasion of privacy, alleging the Republican took a compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A coalition of local faith, organized labor, and student groups is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to healthcare. During a Thursday afternoon news conference in the south St. Louis neighborhood of Tower Grove, representatives from these groups voiced their concerns. Cody Burleson, an organizer for Missouri Jobs With…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) A child is hospitalized after being hit by a car in Ferguson. Authorities say the third grade girl was struck in the 200 block of Day, near Griffin Elementary School around 9 a.m. Thursday. There’s no word on her condition. The driver did stop and is cooperating with police.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has endorsed a bill that could boost Medicaid payments for nursing homes. The legislation given initial approval Wednesday would require reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities to be recalculated annually. Legislative researchers estimate it could result in an additional $92 million for nursing homes in the 2019…