ST. LOUIS (AP) – An engineering student at Saint Louis University did too well on a class assignment to build a toy gun, creating a model so realistic that it prompted a campus-wide lockdown and hunt for a possible shooting suspect. The private, Catholic university in Missouri warned all students to shelter in place for…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – River levels are falling after record and near-record flooding in parts of the Midwest, but the crisis is far from over. The troublesome Black River that runs from southeast Missouri into northeast Arkansas was down after cresting earlier this week in places like Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Pocahontas, Arkansas. But the…
( KTRS ) Police say a man was found shot in the back on southbound I-55 Wednesday Afternoon. Officers were called yesterday around 2 pm to 55 and Loughborough. Upon arrival they found the victim with a gunshot wound to the back. The man was conscious and breathing at the time. He was taken to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri budgeters have finished a final version of the state’s proposed $27 billion spending plan. A panel of House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday unveiled the plan for the fiscal year starting in July. It needs a final vote of approval from the Legislature. The proposal would increase basic aid for…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Â Flooding continues to plague the St. Louis area. Even though the Meramec River has crested in Valley Park and Eureka, the additional rainfall could slow the progess as Mark Diedtrich, the director of St. Louis County Emergency Management explained during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. “The National Weather Service…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis police are investigating the case of a woman who was struck by a bullet while she was at the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium Tuesday night. Police say the woman told them she was at her seat inside the stadium when she felt pain to her arm and after removing her jacket,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS)Â More than 230 roads remain closed across the state. Interstate 55 closed in the southbound direction at noon between St. Louis and Jefferson counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation says northbound lanes of I-55 are expected to close before evening rush. Interstate 44 remains closed in St. Louis for more than 20 miles.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Supreme Court justices will administer the oath to nearly 500 new Illinois attorneys on Thursday. The Supreme Court announced Monday there will be seven ceremonies to inaugurate the 476 candidates. The new group will bring the number of licensed attorneys in Illinois to 96,700. Each of the candidates passed the…
