Columbia Regional Airport continues showing growth
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Contractors are planning to start reconstruction of a runway at the Columbia Regional Airport, reflecting the increasing popularity of the largest airport in mid-Missouri. The airport will use an $11 million federal grant and transportation sales tax revenue to expand a secondary, crosswind runway to 5,500 feet from 4,400 feet. The…
Latest: Filmmaker defends use of surveillance video
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A filmmaker is denying that surveillance video in his documentary about the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri, was edited in a deceptive way. Jason Pollock’s documentary raises new questions about events leading up to the fatal Aug. 9, 2014, encounter in which white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot…
Man killed after being struck by vehicle in north St. Louis
( KTRS ) A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in north St. Louis. Police report the incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. Monday night at the intersection of Union Boulevard and Cote Brilliante Avenue. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and waited for police and EMTs to arrive. The…
Greitens OKs paid parental leave for some state workers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is giving paid parental leave to state executive branch workers. The Republican announced an executive order Monday to grant up to six weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and three weeks for secondary caregivers to spend time with newborn or adopted children. The change doesn’t apply…
Bob McCulloch Responds To Controversial Michael Brown Documentary
Clayton, MO (KTRS) A documentary on the Michael Brown case in Ferguson is generating controversy and more civil unrest. At issue is the footage shown in the documentary “Stranger Fruit,” which was released over the weekend at a film festival in Texas. The surveillance video from Ferguson Market shows Brown inside of the store around…
