St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Hazel Erby has been fired as St. Louis County’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In a Twitter post Tuesday night, Erby stated that Page told her, “I do not need you on my staff anymore.”
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top coronavirus adviser has called on everyone in Missouri to wear masks and refrain from attending parties. After meeting with Republican Gov. Mike Parson Tuesday, Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Democrats and Republicans must all wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. Birx talked to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mark McCloskey, the man facing charges after he and his wife, Patricia, brandished firearms in defense of their Central West End home during civil unrest back in June, will be speaking at the Republican National Convention next week. The McCloskey’s made national headlines in the incident, which occurred after a group…
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two people killed in a plane crash in central Missouri over the weekend were a couple from Iowa. Officials in Osage Beach, Missouri, said in a news release that the plane crashed Sunday afternoon near Grand Glaize Airport, killing Scott and Amy Lowe of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis man is facing federal firearms charges after he allegedly robbed an undercover police officer who was working as part of Operation Legend. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 22-year-old Dariyon Martin was charged Friday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, robbery, and brandishing a firearm.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are asking for help locating a subject being sought in connection with homicide earlier this month. Murder and armed criminal action warrants have been issued for Kenneth Smith in the stabbing death of 26-year old Jason Slater of the 19-hundred block of Shardell Drive. Slater’s body was found…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A fugitive is facing federal firearms and drug charges after being apprehended as a part of “Operation Legend.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Troy Jackson was charged Thursday with 3 counts – including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and 2 firearm offenses. The criminal complaint says that back…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Former St. Ann Police Officer Ellis Brown has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on Civil Rights charges in connection with an April 2019 traffic stop. According to the indictment announced by U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen on Thursday, Brown is accused of “willfully depriving” a victim, identified as S.K., of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police identify the victim of Wednesday’s early morning homicide in north county. According to County Police, 37-year-old Derrick Bunting was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It unfolded just after 6:30 in the 4600 block of Whisper Lake Drive in Black Jack. That’s where officers with…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University officials in Missouri are urging students and city residents to cooperate with efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus as students begin moving back to campuses. Students started returning to the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on Wednesday. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece asked the students to resist parties,…