ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Organizers of the annual Moonlight Ramble bike ride through Downtown St Louis announced that the cycling event will not be held in 2018. Organizers cite the timing of this recent merger and event acquisition, the rising costs to put on the event, and an increased emphasis on rider safety as the primary reasons…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A north county mother of three is dead after being shot. Police say 28-year-old Porsha Owens was gunned down outside of her Castle Pointe residence in the 10000 block of Lord around 7:15 a.m. Monday. Owens was taken to an area hospital, where she later died. No arrests have been…
Frontenac, MO (KTRS) Updated 10:59 a.m., 6/12/2018: Police say a missing disabled man and his caregiver have been found safe. Police say 21-year-old Hayden Clarke and his caregiver, 43-year-old Teresa Bronner, were found in O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis Tuesday morning. Bronner was taken into custody. (Earlier version) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says it’s “time for a fresh start” following the divisions and “political turmoil” that arose over investigations into former Gov. Eric Greitens. The new Republican governor spoke Monday to a joint assembly of the House and Senate for the first time since taking over for Greitens.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County is joining a national campaign to help job seekers with a criminal record. On Monday, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger joined other community leaders at the Urban League in north St. Louis County, where he signed executive order to “Ban the Box” for county employment. The order…
Springfield, IL (KTRS) According to the CDC, 60 cases of salmonella have been reported in five states – including Missouri and Illinois. The Illinois Department of health is urging people not to eat pre-cut melons purchased from any Walmart in Missouri or Illinois at this time. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Monsanto Co. has been among St. Louis’ most generous companies, leaving some nonprofit organizations in the region to wonder what the future holds, now that the agricultural company has been purchased. Bayer AG on Thursday completed its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto, a company that has donated nearly $10…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) The cause of a four alarm fire at a Maryland Heights apartment complex is being vestighated. Firefighters were called to a blaze at the Woodhollow Apartment Complex just off of Dorsett and I-270 at just after 8 a.m. Sunday. The fire started on the second floor in one of the buildings.…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Firefighters are on the scene of a four-alarm fire at a Maryland Heights apartment complex. The fire broke out at just before 8 a.m. at the Woodhollow Apartment Complex in the1800 block of McKelvey Hill Drive. There’s no word of any injuries. More details will be released as information becomes available.
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Senator McCaskill hosted a free grant symposium Friday at Harris-Stowe State University’s Henry Givens Auditorium. She stated, “There are lots of funding opportunities that are based on merit, in government and in private foundations and this is a state-wide training for municipalities and other organizations so they can learn about the…