( KTRS ) Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a bank on Olive Blvd on Saturday. Police say the man walked into Reliance Bank at 13033 Olive Boulevard and put a note on the counter demanding money from the register. He fled the scene on foot with an unknown amount of cash. He…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is creating a new task force to find ways to reduce government boards and commissions, although a similar panel already exists. Greitens signed an executive order Tuesday creating a 12-person task force to study the state’s more than 200 boards and commissions. Greitens in a statement…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would create statewide regulations for app-based transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft. The legislation would require that companies pay a licensing fee and adhere to a nondiscrimination policy. It also would exempt companies from local and municipal taxes and require drivers to submit to…
INDEPENDENCE, MO (AP) The U.S. Army says an explosion at an ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, has left one person dead and three others injured. The Army Joint Munitions Command says the explosion happened Tuesday at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence. A spokeswoman says no further information was immediately available. The plant manufactures…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are investigating a grisly discovery that a mushroom hunter made Monday night in North St. Louis County. County Police Sergeant Shawn McGuire says the hunter was in an area in the 11-thousand block of Village North Drive, not far from a retirement home, when he came across a human…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri House committee has passed a measure that could make it harder for people to sue their employers for workplace discrimination. The bill passed with an 8-5 vote after representatives unsuccessfully attempted to tack on multiple amendments. The bill raises the standards for suing for discrimination by requiring a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was gunned down late Monday afternoon along the 4800 block of St. Louis Avenue. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. The victim’s name has not been released. There’s no word of…
