St. Louis policeman unsure if he can continue after shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis police sergeant randomly shot in the face while he sat in traffic in his department vehicle says he’s wrestling with whether he can remain in law enforcement. Tom Lake tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch one bullet during the November attack hit the father of three just below his…
Mayor Slay takes to Twitter says St. Louis is a “welcoming city for Muslims and refugees”
( KTRS )Â St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay took to Twitter Sunday to voice his opinion on the recent refugee ban recently imposed by President Donald Trump. The ban, signed into action last week, blocks refugees coming from countries where the Muslim faith is the majority. In one tweet Slay said “two-thirds of the Syrian refugees…
Former Madison County Coroner passes away
( KTRS ) Former Madison County Coroner Dallas M. Burke, the first female coroner elected in Illinois, has passed away. A release by the coroners office say the Burke died Friday at Barnes-Jewish hospital, she was 90. Burke first became coroner in 1972. At the time her husband was running for the office of Madison…
Greitens meets with Vice President Pence
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens says he met with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House. Greitens announced on his Facebook page that he and the vice president met on Saturday. He said he and Pence discussed how the Trump administration can help take Missouri “in a new direction with…
Hundreds Protest Against President’s Travel Ban At Lambert
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Hundreds of people are protesting President Donald Trump’s suspension of refugee entry into the U.S. at the St. Louis area’s main airport. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sunday’s protest at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is proceeding peacefully. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit earlier Sunday on challenging airport…