St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) Lawyers for Pam Hupp will be in court today to ask for another delay in her murder trial. Hupp’s defense team claims that the prosecution hasn’t turned over all the evidence to them. The trial is scheduled for April. Hupp is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Louis…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Eric Hargan brought his message about tax reform to the St. Louis area on Thursday. Secretary Hargan spoke on President Donald Trump’s vision for tax reform to employees at Phoenix Textile Corporation in O’Fallon, Missouri. He started his speech by commending the company and its workers…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis fire investigators acknowledge they may never learn the exact cause of yesterday’s fire that gutted that southside warehouse Wednesday but the recovery has already begun. One of the bigger losses from the fire was hundreds of toys and blankets that Shriners Hospital had begun collecting for their patients – all…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Firefighters are still on the scene putting out hot spots from a massive warehouse fire in south St. Louis. The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m Wednesday in the basement of Park Warehouse Services in the 3900 block of Park Avenue. It quickly went to five alarms. Fire officials are warning residents…
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis who have dealt with dozens of protests in the two months since a former officer was acquitted in the death of a black suspect can’t shut down non-violent demonstrations or use chemical agents simply to punish protesters, a federal judge…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A five-alarm blaze that started Wednesday morning about 10:30 in the basement of Park Warehouse Services on the southside continues burning at this hour. So far, only two injuries are confirmed – one is a firefighter who suffered some smoke inhalation and the other individual has not been identified but the injuries…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ top librarian wants families to turn off the TV and other gadgets and read together. Secretary of State Jesse White, who serves as the state librarian, announced that Thursday is Illinois’ annual Family Reading Night . Free events are being held at several libraries statewide, including in Addison, Carbondale, Mahomet…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis is one step closer to getting a new police chief. The list of candidates will be narrowed down to six on Wednesday. Candidates are being evaluated by the Citizens Advisory Board and the International Police Chiefs’ Association, which the city hired as a consultant. Background checks will be conducted, followed…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger is challenging claims that there’s a county budget crisis. At issue are claims made by St. Louis County Council Chairman Sam Page, who penned a letter to the County Executive on November 13, 2017, detailing his concerns. Page’s letter reads in part, “Although you present a…
Madison, IL (KTRS) Updated at 1:30 p.m., 11/14/2017 The Major Case Squad is asking the public’s help in searching for a person of interest in a homicide last night in East St. Louis. Illinois State Police say Shavon L. Brownlee is being sought in the murder of a 21-year-old man last night. The victim’s name has…