(KTRS) – Southeast Missouri State University is preparing to add a new sorority for the first time in more than 20 years. Officials say the average sorority chapter has increased in size by more than 25% in the last two years. The school has not selected the new sorority. Representatives of Delta Zeta, Alpha Omicron…
(KTRS) – One suspect is in custody after a bi-state car chase ended in north county. The incident began when the driver allegedly hit an Illinois Department of Conservation officer. After a chase than lasted more than 50 miles, police managed to puncture his tires and arrested the man. Police say the man was also…
(KTRS) – Prosecutors say that the former president of the Ethical Society of Police defrauded the group for more than $80,000. Darren Randal Wilson was a sergeant in the Ferguson police department, but is not related to the officer with the same name who shot and killed Michael Brown. Investigators say that Wilson used the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The former president of the St. Louis Law Enforcement Agency Association has been indicted on fraud charges. Darren Randal Wilson was indicted on multiple fraud charges involving his misappropriation of over $80,000 from the Ethical Society of Police, an association of black St. Louis police officers. The indictment alleges that between…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) Grief counselors are on hand today at Babler Elementary to help students and staff cope with the death of a classmate. Police say 7-year-old Rachel Bick and her father were crossing 109 at Shepard Road Saturday night when she was struck by an SUV. The first grader was taken to the hospital,…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The rivalry between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan continues to intensify during Illinois’ 10-month budget stalemate, leaving little hope that the state will have a spending plan any time soon. Neither man has budged from their respective positions in a battle of attrition that has left…
( KTRS ) St. Louis County’s Accident Reconstruction team has been called out for a fatal accident. Sunday around 3:15 pm at New Jamestown Road and Krenski in North St. Louis County, a driver was killed in a single vehicle accident. Police say the driver was speeding, lost control of the vehicle and struck a…
( KTRS ) The University of Missouri is countersuing a law school professor who has asked a court to invalidate the university’s ban on firearms. Royce Barondes filed a lawsuit against the university in September, claiming the school’s rules violate his constitutional rights as well as state law. Since then, the university’s team of private…
