ST. LOUIS (AP) – A funeral has been held for a St. Louis man who had four years of freedom after his rape and murder convictions that sent to him to prison for nearly three decades were reversed. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 60-year-old George Allen Jr.’s funeral was on Wednesday. His family found…
OVERLAND, Mo. (AP) _ Someone out there is holding a Powerball ticket worth $1 million purchased in suburban St. Louis. The Missouri Lottery says a ticket bought at a Quick Mart store in the Overland area matched all five white-ball numbers: 2, 3, 16, 48 and 56. It is the 42nd time a Missouri Lottery…
(KTRS) – Homicide detectives are on the scene after what appears to be a human skull was found in St. Louis. The discovery was made at a lot on Riverview Boulevard near I-70 just before 9 a.m. Police have released few details about the incident but Fox 2 reports that a Laclede Gas employee may…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party says it will ask the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to review a mysterious donation to Republican Eric Greitens’ campaign for governor to determine if it violated “pay to play” rules. Democratic state chairman Roy Temple slammed the donation Wednesday during a teleconference with reporters, and…
St. Louis County, MO Â (KTRS) Â Â An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing man believed to be suicidal. Police say 23-year-old Gavin Newman was last seen on October 17th at the Florissant K-Mart on North Lindbergh, where he left his belongings. He had made previous suicidal statements prior to his disappearance. Newman is…
CHICAGO (AP) – The hourly minimum wage in suburban Chicago will be increased to $13 in action taken by the Cook County board. Wednesday’s action will gradually raise the minimum wage. The first increase, to $10 an hour, takes effect July 1, 2017. The wage rises to $11 a year later and to $12 in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Municipal League of Metro St. Louis plans to vote Thursday on a proposal to allow the city of St. Louis to become the 91st municipality in the county. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the vote would be only an endorsement of the idea. Any plan to allow the city to…
