Teen shot while riding in vehicle
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a teen was shot while riding in a vehicle. Authorities say the teen was shot around 11:20 Sunday night, somewhere in the area of East Carrie Ave and West bound I-70. He was taken to an area hospital and listed in critical but stable condition. No further details…
Illinois offers free tax preparation to low-income residents
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The state of Illinois is offering free income tax preparation and filing for low-income residents. Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary James Dimas says the services are available across the state to families with incomes up to $55,000 and individuals who earn up to $30,000 annually. The service is a partnership…
St. Louis County Police Department issues an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing man.
( KTRS ) The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing man. Police say 40 yr old Thomas Price III went missing Sunday evening around 7pm. He was last seen leaving a care facility on Rathford drive around 7pm. Police report that Price is known to be violent…
Some question push for tougher penalties for attacking cops
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s new governor, Eric Greitens, is pushing to give the state the country’s toughest penalties for attacking a police officer, reflecting similar efforts elsewhere. The former Rhodes Scholar and Navy SEAL’s pledge has played well with Missouri’s law enforcement community, which has been on the defensive since the 2014 fatal…
Body found in alley in north St. Louis
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found early Sunday morning. Police report the body was found just before 8 am in an alley near Kingshighway and I-70 in north St. Louis. The victim is a male and believed to be in his 60’s and had head trauma. At this time…
Man charged after St. Louis girl found in abandoned home
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say a 20-year-old man is charged in an attack on a 12-year-old girl who was found in a vacant house. Police say Tyrone Butler Jr. of St. Louis was charged Saturday with kidnapping, armed criminal action, assault and sodomy. He is being held on $500,000 bail. The St.…
Protests Planned In St. Louis For Inauguration Day
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Inauguration Day is being met with protests throughout the country, including here in St. Louis. The group “Occupy St.Louis” is scheduled to hold a demonstration from 2 p.m. Â until 4 p.m. at the intersection of Skinker and Lindell. The St. Louis Solidarity Network will hold a protest at five this…
Jim Kavanaugh wants St. Louis to vote on MLS stadium funding
SC STL Vice Chairman Jim Kavanugh, CEO of World Wide Technology, was a guest on “The McGraw Show” with McGraw Milhaven discussing the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s decision to table the stadium funding bill.