Grambling, LA, (KTRS) A student from St. Louis is behind bars in connection with a double fatal shooting at Grambling State University earlier this week. Nineteen-year-old Jaylin Wayne was taken into custody Thursday night. The Vashon High School graduate is facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting that killed another student and his friend after…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several journalism organizations have signed off on a letter to St. Louis’ mayor expressing concern about the arrests of reporters covering protests sparked by the September acquittal of a white former police officer in the 2011 killing of a black suspect. The Committee to Protect Journalists sent…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Five apartment complexes in St. Louis and St. Charles counties are accused of Fair Housing Act violations On Thursday, the St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for construction violations which limits accessibility for the disabled. Will Jordan, EHOC Executive…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in north St. Louis. Police say the child was shot around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 5100 block of Northland. The child’s injuries aren’t said to be life threatening. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. This comes amid several shootings…
Ladue, MO (KTRS) Parents in the Ladue School District are being warned after an elementary school student reported being followed home from school. Police say the child, who attends Old Bonhomme Elementary School, claims being followed by a man in a black car Wednesday afternoon. That child made it home safely. The district is telling parents…
Sherman, IL (KTRS) A St. Louis born World War II soldier will be laid to rest on Saturday. The remains of Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello arrived at St. Louis-Lambert Airport on Wednesday afternoon. His remains were escorted from the airport by the Patriot Guard and others up Interstate 55 to Sherman, Illinois. Aiello was born in…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The former mayor of Kinloch is facing eight months behind bars for stealing from the town’s fire district. That sentence was handed down on Wednesday for Darren Small in federal court. His wife, Jayna Small, a former president of the fire district board of directors, was sentenced to probation last week. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is tapping former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s chief of staff to lead his U.S. Senate campaign. The Republican picked Kyle Plotkin to manage his 2018 campaign for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat. Plotkin was Jindal’s chief of staff and later his spokesman in 2015…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Police Department will participate in the annual National Take Back Drug Initiative on Saturday. There will be 12 locations where you can drop off unused, unwanted, or found prescription drugs.The time for the event is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The locations are listed below:…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The remains of a fallen World War II soldier from St. Louis will return home today. Staff Sergeant Michael Aiello went missing in action 73 years ago. Remains disinterred from an American cemetery in Belgium were identified through DNA as Aiello’s. His remains are scheduled to arrive at St. Louis Lambert…