AG Koster Will Appeal SB 5 Ruling
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Attorney General Chris Koster says he will appeal the Cole County Circuit Court ruling on Senate Bill 5. Koster made that announcement on Tuesday morning in response to a judge’s ruling on Monday that the legislation is unconstitutional because it limits St. Louis-area municipalities to less traffic ticket and court fine revenues…
U-City To Get New Police Department Building
University City, MO (KTRS) University City Police will get a new headquarters. The city council approved a measure Monday night to construct a new building by a 5-2 vote. This is in response to the current site being condemned after a building inspector found mold and asbestos in the building last month. According to an…
New devices help St. Charles County police locate wanderers
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A new tracking system in St. Charles County is helping police find people with Alzheimer’s disease or autism who may wander by themselves. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that about 20 people with such conditions in St. Charles County are using Care Track, a monitoring device that’s worn like a…
Woman robbed in broad daylight in Kirkwood
( KTRS ) Kirkwood Police are investigating a armed robbery that took place in broad daylight. Authorities report the robbery happened around 2:30 Monday afternoon in 100 block of West Jefferson. Police say the victim, a woman in her 70’s, was walking to her vehicle when an unknown man approached her, brandished a gun and…
Legislature ends restraining order on political insider
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri political insider accused of sexually harassing legislative interns is allowed into the Capitol again. A judge on Monday dismissed a case seeking to extend a restraining order that had barred David Poger from the Capitol. House Counsel David Welch said authorities hadn’t been able to locate Poger to…
Court strikes down law passed after DOJ report on Ferguson
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri court has struck down parts of a law meant to address concerns raised after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. A Cole County judge ruled Monday it is unconstitutional to limit St. Louis-area municipalities to less traffic ticket and court fine revenues than cities elsewhere in…
Patriot Guard member dies from injuries after being struck by minivan.
( KTRS ) A member of the Patriot Guard Riders, a volunteer motorcycle group that escorts funeral processions for fallen service members, has died after being struck by a minivan. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. at Telegraph and Barracksview roads. The motorcycle driver, identified as 64…
O’Fallon Police looking for gas station robber
( KTRS ) The O’Fallon Police Department, in Missouri, is asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who robbed a local gas station in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning. Authorities report the robbery occurred around 4:15 a.m. at the UGas in the 800 block of Bryan Road. The suspect approached…