Clinton, MO (KTRS) A woman is now charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a western Missouri police officer last week. Second degree murder charges were filed Wednesday against Tammy Dee Widger. Her rental home was the site of the fatal shooting of Clinton Officer Ryan Morton. She had previously been charged with possession of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Activists used the President’s visit to the St. Louis area on Wednesday to voice their concerns on several issues, with gun control at the top of their list. Brian Wingbermuehle of Students Demand Action St. Louis, was among those who attended the protest in Frontenac, where President Trump was attending a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Donald Trump is traveling to Missouri to promote recent tax cuts and campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley. Trump is scheduled to visit the Boeing plant in St. Louis Wednesday. He’ll hold a round table with business leaders and workers, then plans to attend a fundraiser for Hawley.…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Josh Hawley’s campaign for the U.S. Senate is officially underway. The Missouri Republican launched his run with a three stop tour in the state on Tuesday. The Missouri Attorney General’s last stop was in Chesterfield. Speaking to over 100 supporters, Hawley attacked incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. “I know that Missouri is…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Schnuck Markets is voluntarily recalling ground beef purchased at three of its St. Louis-area stores. The affected stores are Schnucks Lindenwood in St. Charles, Schnucks Collinsville, and the Town and Country Schnucks on Woods Mill Road. The recall stems from packaging materials mixed in with the product. Schnucks Lindenwood, 1900 First Capitol…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley is traveling the state to kick off his campaign. The attorney general will visit the Kansas City area, Springfield and St. Louis on Tuesday. He’s making a bid for the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill. Hawley officially announced his…
Crestwood, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing elderly man from Poplar Bluff. Police say 77-year-old David Willis was last seen Sunday afternoon near the 5400 block of Route T. He was headed to Crestwood but never arrived. Willis suffers from dementia and diabetes. He is described as white, height 5…
Ladue, MO (KTRS) Members of Westboro Baptist Church plan to gather outside of John Burroughs School in Ladue on Monday in protest of a student-gay athlete.. The protest centers around football player Jake Bain who revealed his sexual orientation last fall. In response to the protest, students, staff, and community members are holding a counter…
SARAH ZIMMERMAN, Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democratic candidates for governor say it’s time for the state to legalize recreational marijuana, while Republican candidates oppose the idea. Nine states and Washington, D.C, have already legalized recreational marijuana. Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for governor say it’s time the state follow suit, arguing the move…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are threatening to make “painful cuts” to a state department’s funding for refusing to release information about a virus that killed a state employee last year. Republican Rep. Justin Alferman first proposed Wednesday at a House budget committee hearing a 10 percent budget reduction for administrative staff at…