JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An association that lobbies for restricting liability lawsuits to help business says St. Louis has the nation’s worst judicial climate. An American Tort Reform Association report released Wednesday said St. Louis is a magnet for product liability and consumer class-action lawsuits. California is second on the list. The group listed…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a holdup at a Taco Bell that led to a brief gunfire exchange between officers and the robbers. Around 5:45 Wednesday evening police received a call for a robbery in progress at the restaurant on South Grand. As police arrived, two suspects fled the store. One of them fired…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Boeing Co. will move the headquarters for its defense unit from St. Louis to the Washington, D.C., area. The move announced Tuesday by Chicago-based Boeing affects about a dozen top executives and some support staff. It will not impact the day-to-day operations for defense workers in St. Louis. A Boeing spokesman…
( KTRS ) Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway will be in St. Louis today, visiting with County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch. The two will be meeting to discuss a “bipartisan effort to increase penalties for government officials who steal public dollars.” Also up for discussion, is legislation to provide additional tools for law enforcement when public…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating after two victims were found shot just after midnight this morning. Police found the victims in the 3100 block of South Kingshighway, but have not said where the shooting actually took place. Both victims were found conscious and breathing. No further details have been released.
( KTRS ) Investigators are searching for the suspect in a fatal hit and run. Police say the incident took place early Sunday morning around 12:30 am near the intersection of Jefferson and Chouteau Ave. The 38 yr old male victim was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries. At this time…
SUNSET HILLS, Mo. (AP) – Police say a gun accidentally discharged in a suburban St. Louis Home Depot restroom, injuring an employee. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://j.mp/2gB92Dl) the weapon discharged Sunday in a restroom at a Home Depot in Sunset Hills. Police say the employee was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two men have pleaded guilty to the $2 million robbery of an armored car, an inside job believed to be one of the biggest cash heists ever in St. Louis. Charles Johnson pleaded guilty Thursday, and Shayne Kier Jones, pleaded guilty Tuesday, both to federal conspiracy charges. Sentencing is in March.…
( KTRS ) Two people were shot while driving Thursday night, leading to a car accident that left one woman dead and a man in critical condition. Police say the victims’ car overturned on the driver’s side after it crashed through an iron fence on Caroline Street near Ohio Avenue. Multiple bullet holes were found…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a late night shooting. Authorities say the shooting happened in the 4600 block of Chippewa around 10:30pm Thursday night. One man was shot in the back, he was responsive and breathing when officers arrived on the scene. At this time no further details have been released.