Suspect Fatally Shot By Police In North St. Louis
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A suspect is dead after being shot by police during a confrontation in north St. Louis. Police say the incident happened at around 8:15 Tuesday in the 5400 block of Ridge Avenue. Police say the suspect allegedly cut the officer’s arm before being shot. A police spokeswoman, Schron Jackson, said the…
Dine-Out for Red Cross Disaster Relief Planned For Tuesday
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  is planned for Tuesday. Some 55 St. Louis area restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds in the effort to raise money for local disaster relief. Mastercard  will match meal purchases with a donation to the Red Cross when patrons pay with Mastercard. Participating Restaurants Ballwin Candicci’s Restaurant and…
Governor Stops Execution of Man Convicted in Slaying of Former Post-Dispatch Reporter
Updates previous story: ST. LOUIS (KTRS)Â Missouri Gov. Greitens has issued a stay of execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted of murder of former Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle in 1998. The governor appointed a board of inquiry to review Williams’s case in light of recent DNA evidence. The board will be made up of retired Missouri judges.…
MO Lt. Gov. Parsons Moves to Remove Lawmaker from Office, Calls for Another Special Session
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) In a letter to legislative leaders, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson formally called on members of the Missouri Senate to begin proceedings to remove State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal from office, and he called for another special session to do so. The legislature has already met in two special sessions so far this…
MO Lt. Gov. Parsons Wants Lawmaker Removed from Office, Calls for Another Special Session
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) In a letter to legislative leaders, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson formally called on members of the Missouri Senate to begin proceedings to remove State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal from office, and he called for another special session to do so. The legislature has already met in two special sessions so far this…
St. Louis Police Kill Suspect During Confrontation
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say a man suspected in an apartment stabbing was shot and killed by officers after he cut one of them with a kitchen knife. Police say the officer whose arm was wounded arm during the confrontation about 8 a.m. Tuesday in north St. Louis was taken to a…
Man Drowns In Valley Park
VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A 27-year-old man is dead after drowning in Valley Park. St. Louis County police said that Matthew Kirk was swimming in the community of Valley Park when he went missing Sunday night. Officers responded  and the area was searched with a helicopter, dogs, all-terrain vehicles and boats. His body wasn’t…