ST. LOUIS (AP) — A prosecutor at the second day of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley’s murder trial is questioning Stockley’s actions, and those of his colleagues, on the day of the killing. Stockley, who is white, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011. Smith, a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is taking a first step toward entering the race for U.S. Senate. Hawley spokesman Scott Paradise on Wednesday confirmed the Republican will launch an exploratory committee this week for a possible challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Big-name Missouri Republicans and donors coalesced around…
HAZELWOOD (KTRS) At a ceremony Wednesday night at the regular meeting of the Hazelwood City Council, the Hazelwood “Life-Saving Award” was presented to several lifeguards who played key roles in saving the life of a woman who went into cardiac arrest a couple of weeks ago at the Hazelwood Aquatic Center. Her condition was heat-related.…
BELLEVILLE, IL (KTRS) St. Clair County authorities say two suspects are in custody in connection with a carjacking there last night. It began Monday night about 11:30 in the 2600 Block of Eastview Drive in Belleville. The sheriff’s department says the victim, a 23 year old woman from Belleville, had her car taken from her at…
St. Louis, MO (AP) Inmates at the St. Louis jail known as the City Workhouse are now too cold after temporary air conditioning units were brought in amid complaints that the jail was too hot. With temperatures topping 100 degrees last month, many inmates in the jail complained about unbearable heat, even prompting protests outside…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is hospitalized following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victims were in a vehicle along Dr. Martin Luther King and Whittier when they were gunned down at just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive.…
(Arnold) -KTRS About 150 employees of The Metal Container Corporation in Arnold had to be evacuated after the fire started around 7:30 last night. No employees were hurt. The plant makes cans and lids for Anheuser-Busch and soft drink companies. A-B sunk 160-million dollars into expanding the plant last year. Firefighters from Festus, High Ridge,…