( KTRS ) Police report that one person is dead following a fatal fire at a retirement home in North County. Just after 6pm Tuesday evening firefighters were called to a fire in a second-floor apartment at the Bethesda Village North Retirement Community on North Drive. Once the fire was doused, the body of an 85…
( KTRS ) Police are looking for a person of interest in a fatal shooting on West Florissant Avenue in early April. Authorities report that Page McCulley was driving east when someone in another vehicle fired shots at her car April 9th in the 5300 block of West Florissant. McCulley was struck by the gunfire…
FULTON, Mo. (AP) – Police in central Missouri’s Fulton say a body found encased in concrete inside a container is likely that of a developmentally disabled man missing for nearly a week from a group home. Police said in a statement Tuesday that the body discovered the previous day in a Fulton storage unit may…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a shooting in downtown St. Louis. The incident took place around 8:30pm Tuesday night near the intersection of 18th and Clark. One man was shot in the hip and taken to hospital for treatment. The investigation is ongoing.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri public K-12 schools appear set to get roughly $48 million more in basic aid next fiscal year. Senators voted 19-14 on Tuesday in favor of bumping up funding to meet targets called for under state law. Because House members also passed a proposed budget that would meet funding goals,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says that a woman running a dog kennel can’t sue dog advocacy groups for defamation. The court on Thursday unanimously upheld a circuit court decision dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by dog kennel owner Mary Ann Smith against dog advocacy groups. Smith sued the groups over…
Fulton, MO (KTRS) – Police in central Missouri Fulton say a body found encased in concrete inside a container is likely that of a developmentally disabled man who went missing for nearly a week from a group home. Investigators say that the body discovered this week in a Fulton storage unit may be 31-year-old Carl…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Democratic-controlled Illinois House has approved public funding for all abortions. The House voted 62-55 Tuesday to allow state-employee health insurance or Medicaid to cover abortions. Medicaid currently covers abortions in limited cases. The vote capped a two-hour debate and coincided with the Illinois Women March on Springfield for a “progressive agenda.”…
MARYLAND HEIGHTS (KTRS) The Humane Society of Missouri has announced the opening of the Best Buddy Adoption Center and Animal Medical Center of Mid-America in Maryland Heights. The two-level, 44,000-square foot building is situated on a two-acre property at the intersection of Page Avenue and Schuetz Road. It has the capacity to hold more than 400…
