JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Great Plains Energy Inc. has reached an agreement with the staff of the Missouri Public Service Commission designed to insulate Missouri customers against any negative impacts from Great Plains’ takeover of Westar Energy Inc. Great Plains, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light, is planning an $8.6 billion…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Hundreds of police officers from around the country turn out to pay their respects for a fallen St. Louis County officer. The funeral for 33-year-old Blake Snyder was Thursday in Chesterfield. Ten pallbearers carried the flag-draped coffin inside the Family Church, followed by Snyder’s widow, Elizabeth, and their 2-year-old son. In…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Moline Acres. Officers were called to the intersection of Monarch Dr and Chambers Rd. Upon arrival they found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound, He was rushed to hospital but later later died of his injuries. At…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – More money has been spent since last year on broadcast TV ads for Missouri’s gubernatorial election than in any other state. An independent analysis by the Center for Public Integrity released Thursday shows an estimated $27.5 million has been spent on ads aired so far. Republican political newcomer Eric Greitens…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri Department of Higher Education has launched a new effort aimed at increasing the odds of college students graduating on time and leaving them with less debt. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s “15 to Finish” initiative encourages college students to take 15 credit hours each semester. The…
While some disagree, St. Louis Medical Examiner Michel Graham says that City Museum founder- Bob Cassilly’ death in 2011 was an accident. Graham made the announcement Wednesday night after it was reported that a doctor in Massachusetts said it “appeared” that Cassilly had been beaten to death. Al Watkins, an attorney for Cassilly’s widow, told…
( KTRS ) A man charged with kidnapping his 13-year-old stepdaughter and her newborn son is now back in Illinois. 39 yr old Christopher Derleth is in custody in the Madison County Jail on charges of aggravated kidnapping and parental abduction. He was taken into custody last month, after being discovered at a remote West…
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot two Boston police officers before being shot and killed by other officers. The two wounded officers were hospitalized in “extremely critical condition” early Thursday morning. Police Commissioner William Evans says the suspect fired at the officers late Wednesday…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Democratic state senator in Illinois says he has started a federal super PAC to combat the millions of dollars that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his supporters are spending on state Legislative races. Federal Election Commission filings show the Leading Illinois for Tomorrow political action committee, started by Daniel Biss…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found, behind a church, in North St. Louis County. Police say the remains were found Wednesday evening by a grounds crew, working at the Lutheran Church of Living Christ on New Halls Ferry Road. The Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is handling the investigation. At…