( KTRS ) Police are searching for a missing 65-year-old woman with dementia. Shirley Brown was reported missing Monday afternoon. She reportedly told a family member on Sunday evening that she was driving to Barnes-Jewish Hospital to visit a friend. Police say hospital staff didn’t see her and that she hasn’t been home since. Brown…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating after a 17-year-old was shot and killed Monday evening in north St. Louis. Police were called to the 5000 block of Terry just after 6pm in response to a shooting. The male victim was found at the scene with a gun shot wound to the chest. He was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – Former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has a new job at Centene Corp. On Monday, the Clayton-based company announced that Koster has been hired to be the managed care company’s senior vice president of corporate services. Koster, a Democrat who served eight years as attorney general, lost last year’s race…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) More than two dozen UPS drivers in Missouri are being recognized for safe driving. On Monday, UPS announced that 35 elite drivers from Missouri are among 1,575 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Missouri boasts…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Applications for concealed carry permits in Missouri are dropping after passage last year of a law making them unnecessary in many places. Highway Patrol data on fingerprints processed for concealed carry permits show submissions hit a low of fewer than 1,600 in December. That’s the fewest processed in the three…
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Seven semifinalists are in the running to be the next chancellor of Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus. SIU System President Randy Dunn told the SIU Board of Trustees at their meeting this past week that a first round of interviews will be conducted via online video for off-campus applicants by the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has started complaining about the coverage his administration receives, but the Republican has granted few interviews during his first six weeks in office. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2kBITaV ) that Greitens’ approach of using social media sites to appeal directly to voters isn’t that unusual,…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Republicans are criticizing Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza for spending $32,000 on a used SUV for her office when Illinois is months behind in paying its bills. Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider on Sunday called the purchase “outrageous,” noting social service agencies are waiting months to be paid. Mendoza’s office says the…
( KTRS ) A missing 9 month old baby boy has been returned safely, but police are still looking for the father. An Amber Alert for Brian Scott Pullen was issued after he was taken by his noncustodial parent, Brian Keith Pullen, on Sunday before noon. A female acquaintance of Pullen reportedly called police to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former House Republican leader Bob Michel has died. A former aide reports that Michel passed away Friday morning at the age of 93. Michel was an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the GOP House minority for 14 years. His skill at seeking compromise with the Democrats was critical in…