Topeka, KS (KTRS) Former St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is seeking to lead another police department in the Midwest. Dotson is among three finalists being considered for the next police chief with the Topeka Police Department. The two other finalists are Topeka Police Interim Chief Bill Cochran and Yakima, Washington, Police Chief Dominic Rizzi, Jr.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint that accused a large state campaign donor of knowingly employing an unregistered lobbyist. The Kansas City Star reports that Democratic Rep. Mark Ellebracht of Liberty filed the complaint in October against David Humphreys. Humphreys is a businessman from Joplin who along with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis topped out with 205 murders in 2017. The last time St. Louis had 205 murders was in 1995. Both 2015 and 2016 topped out with 188 murders. St. Louis already has two murders for 2018. Police say officers responded to a call for a shooting” and an accident in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cold is to blame for claiming the life of a homeless man. Police say the body of the 54-year-old victim was found in a trash bin near the St. Louis Brewery Apartments on Monday. Autopsy results are pending, but investigators believe the man froze to death. The victim’s name hasn’t…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis City leaders need the public’s help during this dangerous cold. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson asks that you check on neighbors, particularly the elderly, the sick, and people who live alone.City leaders are also asking people to watch for any homeless persons in need of shelter. “It is dangerously…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The New Year brings an increase in Missouri’s minimum wage. The minimum wage for the state goes up $.15 an hour on January 1, 2018. This brings the new minimum wage is $7.85 an hour. St. Louis City approved measure to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2017.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis after three people were shot. Police say the victims were shot around 8 p.m. Saturday on Michigan and Holly Hills in south St. Louis. One victim was shot in the ankle, the second victim was shot in the arm, and a third…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has named a state economist as the head of his office of management and budget. A late Friday statement from Rauner’s office says Hans Zigmund will take over the job on Jan. 15. He’s replacing Scott Harry, who is taking a position with the Illinois State Board of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis missed out on nearly $17 million in revenue during the last fiscal year because of property tax breaks meant to stimulate development, according to a financial assessment by the city comptroller’s office. The annual report, which quantified the value of the tax breaks, discloses the value of commonly used…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count now stands at 205. This comes after a man was fatally shot at just after 10 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Dick Gregory. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. The last time St. Louis…