St. Louis University Hospital planning major renovation
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis University Hospital plans to open the first building of a major capital project this week. The hospital will open a $12 million Center for Radiation Medicine on Tuesday. It’s the first structure in a capital project that will lead to replacing the current hospital. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports…
Ferguson mayor seeks third term as challenged city’s face
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson’s leadership has changed drastically since the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown put the St. Louis suburb at the center of the debate over the treatment of blacks by the nation’s police forces. The one constant has been Mayor James Knowles III, who is asking voters for another three years on…
Police officer knocked off ATV in south St. Louis
( KTRS ) A police officer is recovering after being struck in South St. Louis. Police say the officer was riding at ATV around 8pm Sunday night near the intersection of Vandeventer and Chouteau Aves when he was struck from behind. Thankfully the officer was not seriously injured, but was still taken to hospital as…
Homicide detectives investigating Sunday afternoon shooting
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon Homicide. Police say the incident took place yesterday around 4:20pm in the 5600 block of Delmar. The victim, a male in his 20’s, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was found unconscious at the scene. No further details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
Authorities identify 2 men killed in East St. Louis shooting
EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating a weekend shooting that killed two men in East St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2nu9qDT ) the St. Clair County Coroner identified the victims of the shooting that happened at a beauty salon on Saturday. The victims were identified as 39-year-old Wilbert Hall Jr.…
AG Sessions Speaks On Violent Crime During Visit To St. Louis
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Â U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session visited St. Louis on Friday. Sessions spoke to members of law enforcement along with state and community leaders about the surge in violent crime in America in recent years. During his speech at the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, the Attorney General began…