KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A funeral will be held for fashion designer Kate Spade this week in Kansas City, where she was born. The Kansas City Star reports that services for Spade are planned for 3 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church. Her father, Frank Brosnahan, says it’s the same…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed state Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe to be the new lieutenant governor on Monday, despite some legal uncertainty about whether he has the authority to fill the position. Missouri’s constitution isn’t clear on whether a governor has the…
Ballwin, MO (KTRS) Bear sightings continue in Missouri with the latest in west county. Ballwin Police report that a large bear was seen in a common ground area near Castle Pines subdivision around 8:30 Sunday night. Residents are warned to bring their pets indoors and not to approach the animal. It’s also recommended not to leave…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and two are injured following a shooting outside of a midtown bar. Police say shots were fired outside of the Olive Bar in the 3000 block of Olive late Sunday night. One man was killed. Two other men who were hit in the gunfire are said to be…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Flash-floods are common in the region, and traditional vessels are not designed for shallow water. St. Charles City Fire Department Captain Aaron Burlingame on the Zodiac inflatable raft, “So each one of our departments has a Zodiac out here today. This is the same county team that has been sent to Joplin,…
WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A toddler has died after being pulled from a private swimming pool in St. Charles County. Authorities say that the 15-month-old girl was found unresponsive in the pool around 7:34 p.m. Friday by her grandparents at a home near near Wentzville. Police say she later died at a hospital. Investigators say…
St, Louis, MO (KTRS) The region is experiencing dangerous heat. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning through 8 p.m. Monday. Temperatures in the mid to the upper 90’s are in the forecast with heat index values of up to 110 degree. Health experts warn of heat related illness as a result of…
Lincoln County, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a person was found inside of a burning car in Lincoln County. Police say the victim was discovered in a vehicle fire near 100 Frenchman’s Bluff Lane in Troy at around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The victim hasn’t been identified. Anyone with any information is…
TROY, Mo. (AP) — Remains found along Highway 61 in Lincoln County have been identified as those of a missing man who was suffering from dementia. Authorities say identification found in a wallet helped police identify the man as 55-year-old Archie Lee Weaver of Troy. His decomposed body was discovered Thursday near Troy in Lincoln…
Baseball fans are paying their final respects as Cardinal Legend Red Schoendienst was laid to rest Friday. The mood was somber as a hearse and four black limousines arrived outside the Cathedral Basilica in midtown St. Louis. Albert Fred Schoendienst , also known as “Red” or “Mr. Cardinal”…