(KTRS) – When voters in St. Louis city and St. Louis County head to the polls on Tuesday, there will be a notable absence: the touch-screen voting machines. The Post-Dispatch reports that election authorities did not have enough time to reprogram the machines after the March 15 presidential primaries. Election officials said that the collection…
(KTRS) – The Meramec Caverns remain closed after a possible contamination problem. The Post-Dispatch reports that the attraction closed last month and hopes to reopen in the coming weeks. For years, the owners of the caves struggled with unacceptable levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE. The compound is used in solutions for a variety of cleaning…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The former home of the Rams has a new name. The Edward Jones Dome is now being called “The Dome at America’s Center.” Since 2002, the financial firm Edward Jones has owned the naming rights, but it canceled its contract after the decision was made to move the Rams to Los…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A St. Louis man who admitted his role in a plot to make and distribute counterfeit currency has been ordered in Illinois to spend three years in federal prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Lewis Johnson was sentenced Thursday in East St. Louis. He pleaded guilty in December to a felony count of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ police chief says a man was shot and critically wounded by an officer he confronted with a knife after being ticketed during a traffic stop. Police Chief Sam Dotson says the 22-year-old man was ticketed about 11:30 a.m. Thursday for allegedly running a red light and having improper license…
( KTRS ) Snow melt from the north and recent rains have pushed the Mississippi River slightly above flood stage at several towns north of St. Louis. The National Weather Service reports that, as of Thursday, the river was a little over a foot above technical flood stage in Hannibal, where it is expected to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill outlawing powdered alcohol in Missouri has passed the state House. House members voted 95-56 on Thursday to ban the sale and possession of powdered alcohol, which is marketed as Palcohol. Violations would be considered a misdemeanor offense. Powdered alcohol can be mixed with water or another liquid to make…
(KTRS) -St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson says Thursday’s officer-involved shooting started as a traffic stop at the intersection of Kingshighway and McPherson. In a press conference this past hour, Dotson said an officer pulled a driver over for running a red light. When the officer returned to his car to write up two tickets for the…
