Amazon To Open Two Fulfillment Facilities In Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL  (KTRS)  Amazon plans to open two fulfillment centers in Edwardsville. Company officials made that announcement on Thursday, saying this will create more than 1,000 jobs. Both fulfillment centers will span more than 700,000 square-feet each where employees will pick, pack and ship items for customers. One of the buildings will specialize in handling larger…
Police released footage of suspect in homeless man killing
( KTRS ) Police have released footage of a suspect in the killing of a homeless man. 31 yr old Darrell McCoy, was found shot to death in the early morning hours of May 4th on Hamilton Avenue, in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood. The suspect, is described as a “very short” black man with a…
Medical marijuana sales raising revenue in Illinois
( KTRS ) More patients are spending more money on medical marijuana in Illinois this year. 37 registered dispensaries sold about 2.3 million dollars in medical marijuana to around 7 thousand qualified patients in May. So far, Illinois has raked in 10.8 million dollars since purchasing began in November of last year. State lawmakers have…
Third University of Missouri dean says he’s stepping down
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Another University of Missouri dean at the Columbia campus is stepping down. The school’s provost said in a Tuesday email to staff that College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien is resigning. Provost Garnett Stokes said O’Brien is joining Texas A&M University-San Antonio as provost and vice president for academic…
Report: Black Missouri drivers still get stopped more often
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows there was a slight improvement last year in the disproportionate rate at which black drivers in Missouri were pulled over, but that it was still far from equal. The state attorney general’s office’s annual report released Wednesday shows that blacks were 69 percent more likely than…
Former police officer accused of murder is out after posting bail
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis police officer charged with first-degree murder in a 2011 shooting of a 24-year-old man after a chase is free on bond. Jason Stockley stepped out of jail Wednesday, a day after a St. Louis judge set his bail at $1 million, with the requirement that Stockley post…
Two dead in apparent murder-suicide at UCLA
The shooting occurred the week before final exams at the university