WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A Marine from Missouri who was among 13 service members killed in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan was an “amazing young man” who decided early in his high school years to join up. Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of Wentzville was 20 when he died Thursday. Funeral arrangements…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri House is advancing a package of incentives to help General Motors expand it’s Wentzville plant. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the incentives, worth more than $50 million, passed in the house in a 92-51 vote. The $5 Million per year, 10-year tax credit program would be paid…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) (Updated 4 p.m.) Wentzville police say no charges are expected in the death of a two-year-old who was struck and killed by an ice cream truck this weekend. Police say Felicity Karam was struck around 4:00 Sunday afternoon in the 4900 block of Summer Rain Drive. She was taken to an area hospital…
( KTRS) The City of Wentzville has been approved as a “Certified Local Government” by the National Park Service. The new was announced Thursday on the 100th birthday of the Park service. The role of a city or municipality with a CGL designation is to enforce historic preservation laws, and to review nominations of properties…