Major Case Squad Activated In Metro-East Murder
Alton, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad has been activated to investigate a murder in the metro-east. Investigators say a man’s body was found was found lying in the roadway in the 900 block of Union Street at just after 4 a.m. Sunday. The victim who has been identified as as 34-year-old Derrance Taylor. Investigators haven’t…
Resources Centers Opening This Week For Flood Victims
Pacific, MO (KTRS) A multi-agency resource center is opening today in Pacific to help victims of the recent flooding. This will be followed by other resource centers opening this week that will provide a one-stop shop for resources such as experts in housing and insurance as well as counseling services. Participating agencies include, the American Red…
Veteran St. Louis Broadcaster John Auble Passed Away
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Longtime Fox 2 news broadcaster John Auble has died. Fox 2 News reports that Auble died Saturday night after a long battle with cancer. The station posted this statement on its website: “John was a warrior a true journalist who cared. He served the St. Louis community well and we are…
Greitens Fails To Meet Promises On Ethics Laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Many top pro-business priorities of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens passed during his first legislative session, but campaign promises to ramp up ethics laws failed. Greitens’ biggest legislative successes of the annual session that ended Friday were on labor issues and changes aimed at making the state’s legal climate more business…
Suspect Sought In Shooting At Metro-East Saloon
Alton, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection to a shooting at a metro-east saloon. Police say a 24-year-old man was shot early Saturday morning inside the Riverside Saloon in Alton. The victim was taken to the hospital. The victim is reportedly listed in critical condition. An image was captured on video surveillance.…
Woman Accused Of Impersonating A Nurse In St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal grand jury in St. Louis has accused a woman of impersonating a nurse and spending three months at a hospital’s intensive-care unit and with elderly psychiatric patients. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 35-year-old Samantha Rivera is charged with health care fraud and identity theft. Authorities say she has lived…
Missouri Lawmakers Back Disabled Aid, Nullify St. Louis Wage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of low-income seniors and disabled residents could be spared from cuts to their in-home care and nursing services as a result of legislation passed in the final minutes of Missouri’s annual legislative session Friday. But thousands of minimum-wage workers in St. Louis could lose a recent pay raise because…