Today Marks One Year Since Grand Jury Announcement In Michael Brown Case
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Today marks the one year anniversary of a Grand Jury’s announcement not the indict then Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since then, signs of hope have emerged. Some of the nearly two dozen businesses destroyed in the November 24th riots have reopened. Concrete barricades that…
Report shows Missouri unemployment rate drops slightly
( KTRS ) Missouri’s Department of Economic Development says unemployment dropped to 5 percent in October. New data from the agency shows the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly last month, from 5.3 percent in September. The department says that’s the lowest it’s been since April 2007. Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment went up by about…
Police investigate whether stabbing connected to fatal fire
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. (AP) – Police are investigating whether a man charged in the attack of a Breckenridge Hills man is also connected to a house fire that killed the victim’s brother. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1lf5MMS ) that 53-year-old Brian Westfall was critically injured after being stabbed in his bed early Saturday. The…
US Steel temporarily idling Granite City works
( KTRS ) U.S. Steel will temporarily idle its Granite City Works steelmaking and finishing operations, putting about 2,000 workers off the job indefinitely. The steelmaker did not indicate how long the shutdown would last in a two-paragraph announcement Monday afternoon. The company says the shutdown is the result of market conditions including fluctuating oil…
Suspect arrested for Sunday night shooting.
( KTRS ) Sunday night, officers from the North County Precinct responded to a shooting in the 10,000 block of Prince Ave. Upon arrival, they located a male victim, laying in the front yard of a residence suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim, identified as 34 yr old Otis Adams,was pronounced…
Rauner says White House promises to answer refugee queries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says the White House is taking action to answer his questions about Syrian refugees entering the country. The Republican issued a statement Monday saying he spoke Friday with the deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. According to Rauner, the deputy – Alejandro Mayorkas – promised…
Man facing multiple charges for shooting rookie cop.
( KTRS ) A St. Louis man has been arrested for shooting a rookie St. Louis police officer. The 24-year-old probationary officer was patrolling with a sergeant Sunday night when they saw a man acting suspiciously. The man, identified as 23 yr old Walter Saddler then ran, and officers chased him through an alley. As…
Police investigate second fatal accident at Sunset Hills intersection in past two weeks
(KTRS) – For the second time in the past two weeks, authorities are on the scene of a fatal accident at the same St. Louis County intersection. Just after 2 PM Monday two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 30 and Watson in Sunset Hills. One person was ejected from a car and died.…