(KTRS) – The search is on for the suspect who broke into a Fenton-area pawn shop overnight. St. Louis County police say the burglar hit the Fenton Pawn and Jewelry in the 400 block of Gravois Road around 1 AM Wednesday. The suspect managed to run away from officers, but dropped some stolen merchandise during…
(KTRS) – Missouri has some of the lowest so-called sin taxes in the nation. A new report from the financial services provider Credio created the rankings by looking at state’s taxes on tobacco products, liquor, wine, beer, and state sales tax. Missouri benefited in the report from the lowest cigarette tax rate in the nation…
(KTRS/AP) – Kevin McDonald is the first-ever chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for the University of Missouri. The University created the officer to help the four-campus system recover from racial protests at Columbia last year. McDonald previously served as the vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion at the Rochester Institution of…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS)  Missouri must reveal the source of the drug it uses to execute prisoners. That’s according to a ruling this week by  Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. This stemmed from a lawsuit filed by media organizations, including the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Associated Press, seeking to uncover more information about…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Homicide detectives are investigating following the discovery of three bodies in north St. Louis on Wednesday morning. Police were called to the 4800 block of Anderson at just before 7:30 a.m. after a man was found shot to death. Â About twenties minutes later, two more bodies were discovered near Enright…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A new study suggests that a community’s affluence plays a role in determining a person’s municipal court experience. Saint Louis University conducted an exit poll of 753 people leaving courts in thirteen St. Louis County municipalities. The poll found that both black and white residents had a far better experience in…
