Police Standoff Ends Peacefully In Metro-East
East Alton, IL (KTRS) A suspect is in custody following a police standoff in the metro-east. Police say officers were called around 10:30 p.m. Sunday to an East Alton home on Wood River Avenue after a man allegedly fired shots at a neighbor’s home. That’s when the suspect barricaded himself in his home. He surrendered…
Boy Hospitalized Following South City Shooting
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A boy is recovering after being shot in south St. Louis. Police say the 14-year-old victim was shot in the stomach in the 1900 block of President Street on Saturday morning. He is listed in stable condition. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports a relative was taken into custody. There’s no…
Man Shot Multiple Times In North City
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times in north St. Louis. Authorities say the shooting happened early Saturday evening in the 44oo block of Cote Brilliante. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. There’s no word on the victim’s condition or of any arrests.
Missouri-Columbia campus freshman class projected lower
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is expecting its smallest class of incoming freshmen in nearly two decades at its Columbia campus. The university said in a statement Friday it projects about 4,000 freshmen will enroll at the school in August. That’s a 14-percent drop, down by about 700 students from last year.…
Missouri To Offer Resource Centers To Flood Victims
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — As rivers recede across much of Missouri after extensive flooding, victims will be able to get recovery help from response centers being set up in the state. The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency says it is helping coordinate what it calls “one-stop shops” for recovery services at makeshift resource centers. SEMA says…
Judge Blocks Parts Of New Missouri Campaign Donation Limits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Friday ruled to block a new Missouri ban on contributions between political action committees and other limits on political donations that voters approved in November. Attorneys for the state had argued donations from PAC to PAC could lead to corruption and enable donors to skirt…