( KTRS ) CrimeStoppers is offering a $5000 reward, for information that leads to an arrest, of the suspect involved in a fatal shooting. Officials say that the victim, Deyon Smith, and a friend were standing outside a home in the 9800 block of Wendell on the night of June 2nd, when a man wearing…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – State health officials have confirmed a seventh case of Zika virus in a Missouri resident who had traveled outside the country. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says a non-pregnant woman who went to the Dominican Republic tested positive for the virus. Officials say there have been no reported…
CHICAGO (AP) – The unemployment rate dropped across Illinois in May to 6.4 percent, but state officials attributed the drop to a decrease in the size of the state’s workforce. The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that unemployment fell from 6.6 percent in April. It was the first decline in the jobless rate…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A man who posted threatening messages against black people on an anonymous social media app during racial protests at the University of Missouri last year has been sentenced to probation. Hunter Park was a Missouri University of Science and Technology student on Nov. 10 when he posted the messages on Yik…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has borrowed $550 million for construction at what Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says is a record-low interest rate despite the state’s beleaguered financial position. Rauner’s office announced Thursday that it sold $550 million in bonds at an interest rate of 3.7 percent. That’s below the 4 percent interest offered when…
The museum has built up a large collection, including guns and other artifacts from the first fighting of the Revolutionary War
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The excessive heat continues. A heat advisory remains in effect through Thursday evening in the St. Louis region. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to reach the upper 90s with a heat index of up to 105. Health officials warn that these temperatures can be dangerous for those without…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Over 2,000 Ameren customers are without power in downtown St. Louis. This was a result of a man hole fire Thursday night at 7th and Market Streets. The power outages has prompted the closure of City Hall and the Carnahan Building. This is also affecting MetroBus riders. MetroBus routes are unable to…
