( 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…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police continue their investigation of a car crash at Terminal Two of St. Louis Lambert International Airport that followed a police chase. The crash left two children critically injured and two women also injured. The crash happened around 10 o-clock this morning. Police say a Normandy officer saw an SUV…
