St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One man is dead and another is injured following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the men were gunned down in the 51-hundred block of Kensington Avenue at just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday. One victim died at the scene, another suffered non-life threatening injuries. The deceased victim’s name…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis County police officer is recovering after being shot in north county. Investigators say officers were attempting to arrest a man who was wanted for assault with a firearm at a home in the 10-thousand block of Royal Drive in the Castle Point neighborhood at just after 10:30…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The Department of Justice is raising some concerns with the Code of Conduct ordinance Ferguson passed last summer to restore order to the city council meetings. A special city council meeting was Thursday afternoon, where city leaders and the city’s attorneys discussed making amendments to the ordinance. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood says…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors say they have not determined whether they will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a St. Louis County police officer. Eighteen-year-old Trenton Forster pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of 33-year-old Blake Snyder. Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis…
(KTRS) – The Gary Sinise Foundation is spearheading plans to build a “smart home” for Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion. The group wants to build a home that will be adapted to Flamion’s new needs–he was shot and paralyzed during a traffic stop in July. The foundation has previously modified Chris Sanna’s home after he…
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – A computer coding error is forcing a western Illinois election authority to recount about 2,000 ballots cast during early voting. Adams County will send the ballots through the voting machine again on Thursday night. The Illinois State Board of Elections will have someone observe the recount. Representatives of both the Democratic…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Efforts are being made to help an elderly man who survived a major fire at his farmhouse in Maryland Heights. A GoFund Me account has been set up for 85-year-old James Fortune who lost everything when his farmhouse went up in flames Wednesday afternoon. Fortune has lived his whole life…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two firefighters are okay after being rescued from a burning home in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning home on Wherry Avenue at Eichelberger around 7 a.m. Thursday. Thats when authorities say the firefighters fell into the basement after a stairwell collapsed. Both escaped serious injury from the…
( KTRS ) A man shot while at a concert has died from his injuries. On October 16th North County police were called to “The Ambassador” for a reported shooting, on arrival officers found three victims. One victim, 34 year-old John Trevillion, had been shot multiple times in the Torso. He was transported in critical…
