Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) A 75-thousand square foot all-ability baseball and soccer field with six-hole putting green is now open at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital in Maryland Heights. A ribbon-cutting was held Thursday morning for the new outdoor recreation area and nurses’ station. Ranken Jordan Interim CEO and COO Brett Moorehouse stated, “The new…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Ivanka Trump is touring the country in an effort to unite academic, business, and political leaders in a series of “Workforce Development” round-table discussions. She spoke this morning at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. Mrs. Trump told the group, “One of the things we’re going to do through the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Tuesday’s Democratic primary for St. Louis County Executive came down to the wire. With all 681 precincts reporting, incumbent Steve Stenger defeated challenger Mark Mantovani by 1157 votes, a margin of less than one percent: During his acceptance speech, Stenger stated, “I want to thank all of St. Louis County. We…
Bridgeton, MO (KTRS) A North County Retirement Community is now the first retirement community in the nation with an onsite AMVETS Post. The Sarah Community in Bridgeton held an official induction of AMVETS Post 122 at an opening ceremony Tuesday afternoon. Congressman Lacy Clay stated, “The Sarah Community and AMVETS share an unshakable bond of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) July 31st, 1993 metro-link light rail system opened. 25 Years to the day later, Bi-State Development announces the grand opening of the Cortex District station. Congressman Lacy Clay spoke at a dedication ceremony this morning, “You know this new Metrolink stop at Cortex and the first quarter-mile section of the Chouteau…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A north city Gas Mart is closed to “allow the community to heal” according to owners. This comes following an incident last week where two employees of the gas station were caught on camera beating a black woman, spurring protests. At a press conference Tuesday morning, tensions ran high as State…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Fundraising efforts are underway to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for shooting an area Imo’s driver. 31-year-old David Matthews was gunned down while delivering a pizza on July 4th. Matthews’ sister, Maria Knight, explained, “Tonight’s event was put on by his friends…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Employers are hiring, but continue to struggle to find qualified candidates. JobNewsUSA.com hosted a job fair Wednesday at the Doubletree Hotel in Westport. Job Post Media General Manager Rick Kruckemeyer explains the challenges facing local employers, “The economy’s great, but if there’s not enough employees to do the work, then…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) In order to host the U.S. Roller Hockey Championships, The St. Peters Rec-Plex is melting the ice in all three of its rinks. In preparation, the venue hosted a “Paint the Ice” event for the community. Ice Recreation Leader Kelsie Grate explained, “It’s called “Paint the Ice” and we did it…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Chess Club is celebrating its 10th year in St. Louis. Executive Director of the St. Louis Chess Club Tony Rich explained, “So we’re starting the day with a bus painting as part of the Metro Arts and Transit program. So we have kids out here from the Boy Scouts,…