ST. LOUIS (AP) — A baby elephant has died several weeks after it was born at the St. Louis Zoo. Zoo officials say the Asian elephant calf named Avi was euthanized Sunday because he had developmental problems that limited his ability to feed. The zoo said Avi’s condition had deteriorated quickly in recent days despite…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An area police officer is hospitalized after being shot. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the officer was working a secondary job in the area of 10th and convention when the incident occurred. It is not clear what happened. The officer was conscious and breathing when taken to an…
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has forced another change in Major League Baseball’s schedule. That brings the league’s total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the 60-game season. Friday’s game between St. Louis and Milwaukee was postponed after two Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus. The league says the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a body is found in the Missouri River. According to county police, officers responded to a call just before 4 P.M. Thursday. The caller indicated an individual had been spotted in the water near the southwest point of Pelican Island. Upon arrival, officers working in tandem with…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police have confirmed that three men were killed and another was injured in a shooting in north St. Louis. The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Police told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that all four victims were male, but officials haven’t released their names or…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A Bridgeton man is facing charges for his role in an armed carjacking that resulted in the death of a north city woman. According to the US Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Anthony Jones was indicted on numerous charges by a Federal Grand Jury Wednesday. Court documents indicate that the body of Jessica…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters fall in two competing national debates: criminal justice reform versus the push to crack down on crime. Kim Gardner became St. Louis’ first Black circuit attorney when she was elected in 2016 and has enacted a progressive,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north county. The incident unfolded just after 4:30 P.M. Tuesday when Hillsdale police responded to a shooting call in the 6400 block of Jesse Jackson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the scene was actually in the 2000 block of Cherry Avenue. That’s where…
CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the quarantine order in early July. Initially, it applied to travelers from 15 states but has been updated weekly based on increasing numbers…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east financial advisor pleads guilty to defrauding his clients of $1.5 Million Dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 45-year-old Douglas Kiffmeyer entered the guilty plea Monday – to a 17-count federal indictment for wire fraud, failure to file income tax returns, and money laundering. Kiffmeyer – who represented…