St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 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…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former Missouri lawmaker who is the father U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and grandfather of former Gov. Matt Blunt has died. Roy Blunt said his father Leroy Blunt died Monday at the Marshfield Care Center in southwestern Missouri. His son says he died at age 94 from the effects of…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Police in Illinois and Missouri have identified the woman whose dismembered body was found at an Interstate 70 rest stop more than a decade ago. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis on Tuesday identified the victim as Deanna D. Howland of Alton, Illinois. A highway maintenance worker found Howland’s…
(KTRS/AP) Illinois homeless shelters struggling to get by without state aid during the budget stalemate could get a much-needed financial boost thanks to specialty scratch-off lottery ticket sales. A measure pending in the Illinois Legislature would create a new $3 scratch ticket and designate all the proceeds for grants to help homeless shelters. The proposal…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Labor is holding a two-day outreach event later this month in Bridgeton for former nuclear weapons workers, families and survivors. Department representatives will staff the event slated for March 29 and 30 at the International Union of Operating Engineers Hall in Bridgeton, which is part of the…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating skeletal remains found in the backyard of a home in the Greater Ville neighborhood. Schron Jackson, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, said the remains were found hidden beneath a carpet Tuesday afternoon. Police say the remains are that of a man, but at this time…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri judge has ruled that the state must reveal the source of the drug it uses to execute prisoners. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem’s ruling late Monday won’t take effect until appeals are exhausted. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s spokeswoman says the ruling is under review and declined to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis City leaders are urging voters to say yes to a measure to maintain the city’s earnings tax. A media briefing was held Tuesday morning to outline the need according to supporters of contining this tax that has been in place for decades. St. Louis Chief of Staff Mary Ellen…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency says its contractors collected nearly 3,000 tons of residential debris and hazardous material as part of a flood cleanup effort in eastern Missouri. EPA Region 7 said Tuesday that the material was collected following the devastating December floods that caused significant damage in St. Louis, St. Charles,…