St. Louis County Council Calls For MetroLink Investigation
Clayton, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to investigate reports that county officers loitered and covered up security cameras during shifts at MetroLink substations. This action comes after a series of stories appeared in the “St. Louis Post Dispatch.” The stories were based on public documents obtained from Metro.…
Three Injured In East St. Louis Apartment Fire
East St. Louis, IL (IL) An overnight fire at an East St. Louis apartment complex for the elderly and disabled is to blame for injuring three people. The fire broke out on the fourth floor Orr-Weathers Apartment at just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. The building had to be evacuated. Fire officials say residents should be…
Ferguson Police Chief Says No Evidence Of Criminal Activity At Ferguson Market
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) A group of Ferguson residents continue to call for the closing of Ferguson Market,citing criminal activity. However, Ferguson Police Chief Delrish Moss says there has been no credible evidence of any such activity, “We don’t have anything to support that. We’re not the only agency that’s looked into the Ferguson Market and…
St. Charles Police Seek “Serial Robber”
(St. Charles) -KTRS Within a span of 14 days St. Charles City Police say the suspect has gone into the banks, handed the tellers a ‘hold up’ note while implying he has a weapon, and fled with unspecified amounts of money. He has hit the First State Bank on Old Highway 94, the Commerce Bank…
National Urban League Meets In St. Louis
(St. Louis) -KTRS Thousands of visitors descend on the city this week as the 2017 National Urban League Conference gets underway. Those people are expected to drop in the neighborhood of 3-million dollars while they’re here. On top of the short term benefit to the city’s coffers, Kitty Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis, says…
Missouri Senate Weighs Prosecution Of Abortion Violations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators weighed Tuesday whether the state’s attorney general should have total authority to prosecute abortion law violations or only if local prosecutors refuse to act. The question of prosecutorial powers is among several differences between the Senate version of the abortion bill and a stricter House version, which Republican…
Mistaken Identity: Suspects Charged in Errant Attack on Metro East Family
COLLINSVILLE, IL (KTRS) In a case of mistaken identity that almost turned fatal, three Metro east men are in custody today and charged in an assault on a family that was coming home after an evening out. St. Clair Sheriff’s Deputies say the family had just come home in the State Park area of Collinsville July…