St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is recovering after being struck by a train just south of downtown St. Louis. Authorities say the man was hit by a Union Pacific train at South Second Street and Chouteau around 11 p.m. Wednesday. After he was struck, he became trapped under the train on the elevated tracks.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has endorsed updating the state’s laws on when police can use deadly force. Senators gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would bring Missouri’s use-of-force statute into compliance with parameters outlined in a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision. The court has ruled police can only use deadly force…
( KTRS ) Berkeley Police are investigating a suspicious, fatal, residential fire. Around 1:40 pm Wednesday afternoon Berkeley police and fire crews were called to a house fire in the 6100 block of Eaton. During investigation the bodies of two female victims were discovered. The victims have been identified as 61 yr old Gerry Denise…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – More than a dozen companies want shields for businesses removed from a Missouri proposal creating religious protections for those objecting to gay marriage. Company executives this week sent a letter to a House committee chairman asking to nix that provision. The proposal would prohibit government penalties against those who cite…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man who escaped from the Madison County Jail in Fredericktown has been caught in St. Louis. Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said that 38-year-old Jason Mills was arrested at a home Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorities said that Mills escaped from the county jail, which is about 90…
( KTRS ) The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax to pay for road and bridge projects. Senators voted 21-10, to increase the tax by nearly 6 cents per gallon. The plan now heads to the House, and it would also require voter approval. Bill sponsor Sen. Doug Libla…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers would need to wait six months after their term ends before lobbying under a compromise reached by a legislative panel. House and Senate members Wednesday hashed out a tentative agreement on a bill to limit when lawmakers can lobby in the Capitol. Legislators now can immediately lobby their…
(KTRS) – One person was injured by a gas line fire and subsequent explosions in Illinois. Fox 2 reports that a worker was using a piece of equipment at a construction site in Maryville when the worker hit a gas line. That started a fire and it appears the fire may have spread to nearby…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Spike Lee documentary about University of Missouri protests and the football team’s threatened boycott is making its premiere at a theater near the campus. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a one-hour version of the documentary, titled “2 Fists Up,” will be shown Wednesday night at the Missouri Theatre. Lee…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office and the St. Louis County Council are both seeking answers after a ballot shortage plagued several polling places during Tuesday’s municipal elections. Democratic elections director Eric Fey says shortages occurred in 63 precincts that required ballots for multiple jurisdictions such as school board and municipal…