GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) — A police officer has been shot when a fugitive began shooting at members of a U.S. marshals task force, but his bullet-resistant vest saved him from more serious injury. The shooting happened Monday morning in St. Louis County. The officer works for the St. Charles County Police Department and was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead following overnight shootings in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down in the 4700 block of Kossuth at just before 1 a.m. Monday. While canvassing the area, police found another shooting victim. That victim also died. There’s no word of any arrests or if the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Renovation work on the State Capitol building in Jefferson City begins next week. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports the nearly $29 million project is expected to start Friday. It will involve restoration of most of the Capitol’s exterior stone work. Republican Sen. Mike Kehoe, of Jefferson City, says the project…
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…