ST. LOUIS (AP) – A group of Chicago-area residents accused of stealing $60,000 worth of handbags in a brazen smash-and-grab in suburban St. Louis are suspected in similar crimes in three other states involving nearly $2 million in thefts and damage. The crime Saturday at Plaza Frontenac resulted in a police chase that ended 60…
( KTRS ) Illinois State Police say only three people died in traffic collisions during the five-day travel period around Thanksgiving. State police say that between Wednesday and Sunday there were three fatal crashes in Illinois. That’s down 82% from 2015, when there were 17 fatal accidents. For the entire State of Illinois police handled:…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two Mississippi death-row inmates suing for the identity of Missouri’s supplier of lethal injection drugs are studying their next options after their latest setback in federal court. A three-judge panel with the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October that Missouri can keep its pentobarbital provider secret.…
(KTRS) – A man is in stable condition after he was hit by a MetroLink train in the Central West End. The accident happened just before noon at the stop on Euclid Avenue at Children’s Place. The victim was conscious and breathing before he was taken to the hospital. Passengers on MetroLink could expect delays…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is urging student groups to halt some social events as the number of mumps cases continues to rise. The Student Health Center said Wednesday that there are 128 confirmed and probable cases. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed cases. Most of them are linked…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following two separate shooting in the Castle Point neighborhood of north county. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot in the foot in the 10000 block of Baron Drive at around 9:45 p.m. Thursday. The victim was treated and released from an…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Today is World AIDS Day. This has the St. Louis and St. Louis County Health departments offering free HIV screening today. AREA TESTING SITES: North Central Community Health Center 4000 Jennings Station Road Pine Lawn, MO 63121 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Blvd St. Louis, MO…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A fundraiser is being held today for a Hazelwood police officer who was left paralyzed from a traffic accident last summer. Dozens of area restaurants are participating in the “Tables For Tudor” event to benefit Officer Craig Tudor. A portion of the proceeds from the fundraiser will go to Officer Tudor…
