MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Wesley Iwundu scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Kansas State used a dominant second half to top Saint Louis 75-47 and complete nonconference play with a 10-2 record. Kamau Stokes finished with 11 points and Justin Edwards 10 to go along with 6 rebounds. Seven players finished with 7 points…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Alexander Steen scored 4:01 into overtime, giving the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Steen got the puck from Paul Stastny and scored on a wrist shot in the slot, beating backup goalie Carter Hutton. It was his 13th goal of the season. St.…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are again pushing for bills to address concerns that brought national attention to St. Louis after the civil unrest in Ferguson. The fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014 sparked protests in the area and around the country. Lawmakers last session passed a bill to limit the power and revenue-generating…
( KTRS ) Drivers beware, a potential shutdown of I-44 just west of Highway 141 is expected soon. MoDOT officials predict a shutdown of the interstate could be coming by 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. -Rising floodwaters are to blame. Fox 2 news reports that Fenton city officials are also weighing possible evacuations. Sandbagging efforts took…
( KTRS ) At a time of the year when both precipitation and the river level typically are low, there could be record crests in some places along the Mississippi. The river already was high due to an unseasonably warm, wet late fall and early winter. 6 to 10 inches of rain have fallen since…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A 21-year-old man is the latest suspect to be accused of assisting in the looting that followed last year’s grand jury decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1YN7YYW) reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Donovan Doan of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The city of St. Louis is under a weather emergency. Mayor Francis Slay issued that executive order on Monday in response to rising flood waters. The declaration activates the City’s Emergency Operations Center to coordinate response among City departments and services, along with outside partner agencies, such as MSD, Ameren, the…
( KTRS ) North County police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred, the day after Christmas. Saturday around noon officers from the North County Precinct responded to the Neighbors Credit Union located at 11899 New Halls Ferry rd for a report of an armed robbery. Authorities say an unknown black male, about 5’6” tall,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis’ mayor is calling for the removal of a three-story Confederate memorial from the city’s sprawling Forest Park. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Francis Slay took that position after a special committee earlier this month recommended that the monument either be donated to the Missouri Civil War Museum or placed…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Malcolm Hill had 21 points, including a basket that ended a scoreless drought of nearly 9-1/2 minutes, and Illinois held off Missouri 68-63 in the annual Braggin’ Rights game on Wednesday night. Kendrick Nunn had 19 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double for Illinois (8-5), which has won five…