( KTRS ) A fundraising partnership between Budweiser, Milk-Bone and Dierbergs has raised more than $34,000 for Stray Rescue of St. Louis. The “Be a Bud” promotion ran through August at all Dierbergs stores – Budweiser donated $1 to for every 30 pack sold and Milk-Bone donated 25 cents for every Milk-Bone product sold. In…
Authorities have identified the man who was killed when his motorcycle collided with a SUV in Creve Coeur. The incident happened Wednesday morning around 7am, on Ladue Rd near 270. Police say 30 yr old Whitley Russo was rushed to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead. The crash is under investigation. The driver of…
( KTRS ) Authorities are investigating the death of a man who seemingly feel from an ATV. Wednesday afternoon, just before 1pm, police were called to the 13330 block of Bellefontaine Road for a call for a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering fatal injuries, off of the roadway near an ATV.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A mistrial has been declared in the trial of a former police officer who allegedly punched a man outside a downtown St. Louis bar. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports jurors deadlocked Wednesday on the misdemeanor assault case against 36-year-old Steven Blakeney. It wasn’t clear if prosecutors planned to seek a retrial.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Gateway City tops the list of the 25 most dangerous cities in America. That’s according to “24/7 Wall St.” which ranked St. Louis at number one. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed violent crime rates in major U.S. cities from the FBI’s 2015 Uniform Crime Report. Violent crime includes all offenses involving…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Several members of the St. Louis-area clergy are questioning why it took four years for murder charges to be filed against a former city police officer who fatally shot a suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that representatives of two Baptist organizations, the NAACP and the ACLU on Monday demanded more…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A grant worth nearly $24 million from the National Science Foundation will fund a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Pennsylvania. The goal of the collaboration announced Monday is to identify and harness the mechanical functions of plants and animals at the cellular level. Washington University…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Another lawsuit alleging that a woman’s use of talcum powder caused cancer is this week in St. Louis. Lawyers for a Modesto, California, woman say she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 after years of talcum use. Her lawsuit accuses Johnson & Johnson of “negligent conduct” in making and marketing…
( KTRS ) A new contract for Schnucks employees was overwhelmingly rejected last night. There were 250 votes in favor of the proposed contract but, 1,934 votes against. The current 3-year contract expired in May and has been extended on a day-by-day basis as talks continue. To date, there have been about 30 negotiating sessions.…
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a teenage driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hazelwood police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash suffered life-threatening…