UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – A 70-year-old man has been found stabbed to death in his home in a suburb of St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1JZfQoy ) that a co-worker went to check up on the man at his University City home around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday when he found the victim’s body…
SCOTT CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a missing hunter has been found dead in southeast Missouri. The Southeast Missourian (bit.ly/1PpLtE7) reports that Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter says 23-year-old Zackary Johnston was underwater when he was discovered Wednesday. He said the death was “an unfortunate accident.” Johnston left home alone at 2 p.m. Tuesday…
( KTRS ) Republican lawmakers say Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address outlined unrealistic spending proposals and ignored specific steps to improve Missouri’s economy. In a news conference Wednesday evening, after Nixon’s eighth and final annual address, House Speaker Todd Richardson said Nixon’s speech was more of a victory lap than a proposal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two proposals aimed at adding requirements for voting are moving forward in the Missouri House. Lawmakers in a voice vote Wednesday gave initial approval to a constitutional amendment and a bill aimed at requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. Republicans defeated Democrats’ attempts to add more forms…
The All Lives Matter Act was sponsored by state Representative Mike Moon
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his friend on a Ferguson street in 2013. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 32-year-old Terry Lee Simmons was sentenced in the shooting death of 28-year-old Quinton Luckett. Luckett was fatally shot on Nov. 9, 2013. Prosecutors…
Missouri’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in more than a decade
Berkeley, MO (KTRS) Â The cause of a three-alarm fire at a Berkeley gas station is being investigated. Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning at the Mobil On The Run after the smell of smoke was detected in the building. Â The fire quickly spread and fire officials say the weather conditions made this fire difficult to bring…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The following schools are closed due to the first winter storm of the season: Abiding Savior Lutheran School | CLOSED Academy at Day Spring | CLOSED Academy of St. Louis – Chesterfield | CLOSED Academy of the Sacred Heart | CLOSED Affton School District | CLOSED Al Manara Academy | CLOSED…