St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts are being made to protect the homeless from the dangerous cold. Winter outreach and shelter operations are in effect for the City of St. Louis. Due to the anticipated below freezing temperatures these operations will remain through at least New Year’s Day. Individuals or families seeking shelter should please contact the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An effort to remove guns from the streets of St. Louis is being called a success, so much so that there wasn’t enough money to buy up all of the offered weapons. Hundreds of people turned out Saturday for a gun buyback program, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported . The city…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count now stands at 203 after four deadly shootings in north city. Police say a 25-year-old man was gunned down early Tuesday night at the intersection of Page and Belt. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Then at…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) An iconic downtown Chicago tavern is taking on a St. Louis potato chip manufacturer over the rights to the name Billy Goat. The Billy Goat Chip Company of St. Louis has been making potato chips since 2009. Recently, the company decided to branch out …and it entered the Chicago market. That’s where it…
ST. LOUIS (AP) A longtime Missouri death row inmate whose conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of two sisters was overturned has pleaded guilty to murdering them and been re-sentenced to life behind bars. Reginald Clemons, who spent 22 years on death row, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of second-degree murder and other crimes.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are now investigating the 199th homicide in St. Louis. The latest homicide happened early Saturday morning in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down at North Newstead and Ashland at just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Construction of the second phase of Ballpark Village is underway. The St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies broke ground Thursday morning on the $260-million project. The 700,000 square foot mixed-use expansion project will complete a full build-out of Clark Street, transforming it into one of the most exciting streets in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police officers in St. Louis have come under gunfire for the second time in three days. The Post-Dispatch reports that officers exchanged gunfire with someone inside a car who had been firing an assault rifle at a pickup truck Friday afternoon. Police say that immediately after that shooting, the car turned…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — With St. Louis closing in on 200 homicides for 2017, the mayor and other civic leaders are renewing a push to get guns off the streets. St. Louis has seen 196 homicides so far this year, continuing an alarming four-year trend. The annual homicide total has risen…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count has surpassed last year’s after violent holiday weekend. Police responded to multiple shootings over the weekend, including the city’s 191st murder of the year. That happened early Sunday night, when a woman was fatally shot in the 6300 of Sherry in north St. Louis. The victim’s name…