ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suspected car thief and a passenger in his car are critically injured in a crash after leading police on a chase from East St. Louis, Illinois, into St. Louis. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities initially said one person was dead but later said that while he was…
(KTRS) – Part of Granite City Steel will resume operations early next year. US Steel announced that the idled hot strip at Granite City Works will reopen in mid-February. Much of the facility was idled a year ago and the hot strip mill ceased operations in January. US Steel closed the plant due to challenging global…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – The saying, “Better late than never” certainly applies to Hensley Hall Jr. of suburban St. Louis, who claimed a $405,000 Missouri Lottery prize just two days before it expired. The Missouri Lottery says Hall, of Bridgeton, bought a winning ticket for the Show Me Cash game at a Schnucks Market for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jobs are on the rise and unemployment continues to decline in Missouri. The state Department of Economic Development on Tuesday announced seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment grew by 1,900 jobs in November. Jobs again hit a record high, with a total of more than 2.8 million in the state. The…
Creve Coeur, MO (KTRS) The merger between Monsanto and Bayer is one step closer to becoming a reality. Shareholders with the Creve Couer based company approved the merger with Bayer Tuesday morning. As part of the deal, Monsanto shareholders will receive $128 per share in cash at the closing of the merger. “We are pleased…
Kirkwood, MO (KTRS) Police need the public’s help in finding the suspect who robbed a woman at gunpoint in Kirkwood over the weekend. Investigators say the woman and her twin three-year-old daughters were in the parking lot of a Home Goods store around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when they were approached by the suspect, who…
