UPDATE: Fox 2 reports the child died Monday morning. Barnhart, MO (KTRS) Investigators are searching for answers into why a Jefferson County mother killed herself after shooting her son. Police say 49-year-old Tara Kelleher shot her 11-year-old son at the family’s Barnhart home in the 7200 block of Valley Drive early Saturday morning before turning the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow universities designate full-time faculty as “campus protection officers” who can carry concealed weapons. Republican Rep. Dean Dohrman introduced the bill to the House Higher Education Committee Wednesday with hopes of college campus safety in an age of increasingly frequent mass shootings,…
Sullivan, MO (KTRS) Slick roads are to blame for a multi-vehicle accident in Franklin County that resulted in Interstate 44 to be shut down for several hours. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident involved four tractor trailers along eastbound 44 near the 224 mile marker. It happened at just after 9 p.m. Saturday. One…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis bar owner faces second-degree murder and assault charges in a shooting that killed a teenager and injured the teen’s mother. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 37-year-old Larry Jackson is jailed on $250,000 bond. Jackson is accused of killing 18-year-old Antavion Wilson during a shootout on Feb. 2…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis area is bracing for more winter weather. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from Saturday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 6 a.m. The forecast calls for mixed precipitation of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch is expeted,…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin police say they identified seven adult women as human-trafficking victims during raids on three Joplin massage businesses. The three businesses were searched Thursday as part of a human-trafficking investigation. The Joplin Globe reports that the women were taken to service organizations. No arrests were made Thursday. Including the businesses searched…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) The suspect in the fatal shooting at Show Me’s Sports Bar & Grill in Florissant has been released. The Florissant Police Department released the following statement: In reference to the Shooting a Show-Me’s, the suspect involved in this incident has since been released from police custody. By law an individual can’t legally…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an overnight fire at a west county apartment complex that sent three people to the hospital is being investigated. Firefighters were called around 11:45 p.m. Thursday to a fire at Oak Forest Apartments, just off of Lindbergh. The fire quickly went to 2-alarms. Fourteen people had to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The 18th annual Hardee’s Rise N’ Shine fundraiser for Heat Up St. Louis is underway this morning. This year`s theme is Have A Heart, Heat A Home. The fundraiser is aimed at raising money to help the needy with utility assistance. “Even with the winter thaw, this current winter season, has shown…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase penalties for protesters who block highways. A Missouri Senate committee heard the bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Jeanie Riddle this week, the Columbia Missourian reported. The proposed legislation would make it a Class A misdemeanor on first offense if a person…