Services Set For Slain Missouri Police Officer
Kansas City, MO Â (KTRS) Services for a slain western Missouri police officer will begin with a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening. The vigil for Clinton Police Officer Gary Michael starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Henry County Court House. A visitation is scheduled for Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton. Michael’s…
Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze At Classic Car Shop
Staunton, IL  (KTRS)  A massive fire is to blame for heavily damaging a classic car shop in Staunton, Illinois. Firefighters responded to the blaze at Country Classic Cars on East Frontage Road on Tuesday night. The fire quickly spread to five alarms. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigators.
Special Elections Results
(St. Louis) – KTRS Voters in St. Ann said no to a sales tax increase to pay for road improvements, but other communities were in favor of increasing taxes. Overland voters said yes to doubling their property taxes to help the city’s police pension fund. Greendale and Moline Acres residents approved a use tax which…
Defense Rests Case In Murder Trial Of Former St. Louis Police Officer
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS) The defense has rested in the trial of a  former St. Louis police officer accused of murder in the 2011 shooting death of a man during a police pursuit. Jason Stockley testified on his behalf Tuesday, saying he saw a firearm in Anthony Lamar Smith’s hand before a chase that preceded…
St. Louis Startup Company Acquired By Publically-Traded Company
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  An investment into a St. Louis startup company is paying off. A publicly-traded company from the East Coast has acquired Confluence Life Sciences, which was backed by BioGenerator. It was announced on Tuesday that Confluence Life Sciences, Inc., was purchased by Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. for $100 million. “We are thrilled to…
East St. Louis Woman Killed in Front of Toddler
EAST ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The St. Louis Major Case Squad has been called into investigate the killing of a young mother in front of her toddler early Tuesday morning. In a release from the Major Case Squad, East St. Louis police were called to a home in the 12-hundred block of Market in East St. Louis about…
Humane Society Rescues 26 Dogs from Hoarding Situation
ST. LOUIS (KTRS)Â 26 dogs from southwestern Missouri are in the care of the Humane Society today after the society’s animal cruelty task force rescued them from a hoarding situation. Police in Seneca, Missouri, had called the Humane Society of Missouri last week. The task force rescued the dogs yesterday and brought them to their St.…