The Latest: St. Louis soccer stadium funding defeated
It looks like St. Louis will remain a two-sport town after voters defeated a measure that would have helped pay for a stadium as part of an effort to lure a Major League Soccer franchise. City voters turned down Proposition 2 on Tuesday by a 53 percent to 47 percent vote. It would have provided…
Missouri senator to drop opposition to prescription database
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri state Sen. Rob Schaaf says he will end his opposition to a proposal establishing a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Schaaf on Tuesday announced that he will support a plan to create a statewide database for doctors to track prescriptions of painkillers and other controlled substances after years of…
Proposition 2, MLS Bid Fail
Prop Fails 53%-47%
Krewson Next St. Louis Mayor, MetroLink Tax Passes, Soccer Plan Fails
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The polls are closed and voters across the region have had their say. Alderman Lyda Krewson has claimed victory as the next mayor of the city of St. Louis after defeating a field of candidates that included Republican Andrew Jones, Libertarian Robb Cuinningham, Green Party candidate Jonathan McFarland, and Independents Larry Rice and…
OSHA Continues Investigation Of Deadly Explosion, One Victim Identified
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continue to investigate the deadly explosion that rocked the south St. Louis neighborhood of Soulard. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said a boiler exploded at the Loy Lange Box Company at 222 Russell Boulevard at just before 8 a.m. Monday. This resulted in three deaths…
Chicago Man Killed in North County Shooting
Florissant, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Police say an 18-year-old Chicago man was killed in a double shooting in north county overnight. Investigators say officers responded to what was initially reported as a vehicle accident at the intersection of New Halls Ferry and Green Grass Drive in Florissant at just before one this morning. Upon…
