JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Republican Missouri lawmaker says he has a solution to end tense debates over same-sex marriage. Rep. T.J. Berry wants to take government out of marriage and leave it to houses of worship by classifying such legal partnerships as domestic unions. His bill, pre-filed ahead of the 2017 legislative session,…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot in the face. Police say the incident happened just after 4:40pm Thursday afternoon in the 4000 block of Delmar. The woman’s current condition is unknown at this time. No further details have been released.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A new study by Washington University in St. Louis researchers has found that current safety standards to protect welders from harmful fumes may be inadequate. Dr. Brad A. Racette, senior author of the study, tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the research showed that the more exposure one had to airborne manganese,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican Gov.-elect Eric Greitens will make budget cuts after he takes office. Greitens’ senior adviser Austin Chambers announced plans for budget cuts Thursday but declined to provide further details, including how much spending previously approved by lawmakers the next governor will restrict. Greitens takes office Jan. 9. He replaces…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)   St. Louis’ murder count continues to inch behind last year’s murder total. The latest murder happened Wednesday afternoon when a man was found shot to death inside of a vehicle along Warren Street in north St. Louis. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Sammie Tabor of south St. Louis. This brings…
Creve Coeur, MO Â (KTRS) Â Arson is suspected in the fire that heavily damaged a west county church. That’s according to investigators with Tuesday night’s fire at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Creve Coeur. Fire investigators say it appears that the Nativity scene on the church alter was intentionally set on fire. The Reverend Joseph Weber…
