St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man’s body was found at the North Hanley MetroLink Station. Police say the victim was discovered in the cab of a tractor trailer parked at the station on Saturday. The victim’s name has not been released. The cause of death hasn’t been determined.
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minutes after Mike Parson was sworn in as Missouri’s new governor, he said he believed he might have the power to appoint someone to the position he vacated. “I do believe that there is some validity in appointing a lieutenant governor of the state…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) Outgoing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has granted five pardons and commuted four criminal sentences on his final day in office before his planned resignation. Some of the people pardoned or commuted Friday were woman Greitens says were victims of rape or abuse. Pardons restore rights but don’t expunge criminal records. Those…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed 77 measures into law, just hours before his resignation, including one creating a specific crime related to the allegations he faces. Greitens signed a bill Friday creating a felony of threatening the nonconsensual dissemination of a private sexual image by attempting to coerce another person…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to fight the mice infestation problem at the Clinton Peabody Housing Complex in north St. Louis. During a health fair at the complex on Friday, a check for $50,000 was presented from the Missouri Association of Health Plans.The money will be mainly used for preventative measures against rodent infestation,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson will become Missouri’s 57th governor when Eric Greitens’ resignation becomes official Friday. Parson is planning a private ceremony, citing time constraints. He said he’ll plan a public event later. Greitens, a Republican, announced his resignation Tuesday in the midst of a special session called by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is pressing ahead with a demand for documents about a nonprofit group that supports Gov. Eric Greitens’ agenda. Greitens has said he will resign at 5 p.m. Friday. That created some uncertainty about whether his campaign committee and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri still must…
Spanish Lake, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a late night shooting in north county. Police say the 18-year-old victim was gunned down at just before 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of June Avenue in Spanish Lake. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests.…
St. Louis, Missouri (KRTS) Congressman William Lacy Clay hosted an event at the better Family Life Cultural Center in North St. Louis Wednesday. With June being National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a town hall meeting called, “A Community Conversation on Gun Violence” – was hosted by Clay. The event featured members of law enforcement, clergy, victims,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating the death of a toddler in north St. Louis. Police say emergency crews were called to a home on Labadie on Monday where they found an unresponsive 23-month-old girl. The child was taken to a hospital, where she later died. The child has been identified as Jream Polk.…