St. Louis, MO (KTRS) MoDot says a second round of winter weather could affect this mornings’ commute. The department recommends that you stay home, or delay your travel if you must head out. This second wave has the potential to produce more snow, ice, and freezing rain. There is also a possibility of a refreeze…
The Ferguson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a bank robbery this morning at Great Southern Bank in the 10-thousand 300 block of W. Florissant Ave. The suspect passed a note to the bank teller and demanded money. The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival. We…
General Motors says it is investing $1.5 billion in truck production at a suburban St. Louis plant. GM President Mark Reuss joined Missouri elected officials on Friday to announce the Wentzville plant expansion. Gov. Mike Parson says GM is promising to keep roughly 4,000 jobs at the site. The company has 4,300 workers and any…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Police Department is creating a Diversity and Inclusion Unit. In release, the department says the unit will be responsible for overseeing and executing activities that foster an inclusive environment, as well as enhancing the department’s services to the diverse constituents it serves. Newly promoted Lieutenant Keith Wildhaber…
The monitor overseeing the federal consent agreement requiring police and court changes in Ferguson is seeing signs that residents are disengaged in the reform process. There was a time when a meeting with the monitor would have drawn a capacity crowd in the town where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown helped spur the…
Attorneys involved in a lawsuit against the University of Missouri over an open records request are seeking $345,000 in fees from the university. The lawsuit stems from a dispute that began in 2015, when the university asked the animal rights group Beagle Freedom Project to pay more than $82,000 for records related to dogs and…
University City, MO (KTRS) The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners is giving President and CEO Taulby Roach the green light to explore possible options for assuming control of the beleaguered Loop Trolley. The board made the move in a vote yesterday. The effort is strictly focused on evaluating potential options to avoid a default on…
A New York man has admitted that he helped supply money and equipment to a former Missouri man who died in Syria while fighting for the Islamic State. Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Nihad Rosic, of Utica, New York, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Missouri to two counts involving conspiracy to provide support for…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a St. Louis man is found dead in the metro-east. In a release, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said that Edwardsville Police responded to a call regarding an unresponsive man near Poag Road and Route 111 just after 7 A.M. Tuesday. Upon arrival, they found…
A Missouri lawmaker is asking Gov. Mike Parson to prevent the state from reinstalling a statue of a Roman goddess on the dome of the state Capitol. Rep. Mike Moon, a Republican from Ash Grove, says in a letter to the governor that the statue of Ceres is a “false god” and should not be…