O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and four are injured after a fire broke out at a home in St. Charles County. Firefighters responded to the burning O’Fallon home on Country Life Drive around 1 a.m. Monday. Fire officials say a woman’s body was found inside of the home after firefighters brought the fire […]
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and four are injured after a fire broke out at a home in St. Charles County. Firefighters responded to the burning O’Fallon home on Country Life Drive around 1 a.m. Monday. Fire officials say a woman’s body was found inside of the home after firefighters brought the fire […]
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) -The manhunt continues for the suspect in the killing of a western Missouri police officer. State, county and city law enforcement officers are searching for 39-year-old Ian McCarthy, who is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Clinton police Officer Gary Michael late Sunday. Michael was killed during a traffic […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer slain during a traffic stop was eulogized Saturday as an optimistic man who always prized law enforcement, with the state’s governor pressing mourners to appreciate the perils of police in a culture “too quick to condemn” them. “My brother’s dream job was being a police officer,” […]
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The NAACP’s travel advisory is taking its toll on the St. Louis tourism industry. That’s according to Explore St. Louis, which issued a statement that said it has been notified by a number of area hotels that they have lost meeting groups that had been in contract talks. The statement also says they’ve […]
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Attorneys for a Missouri death row inmate convicted in the 1998 murder of a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter are asking for a halt to the prisoner’s execution next week. The attorneys for Marcellus Williams filed the request with the state Supreme Court and Governor Eric Greitens’s office because they say they have […]
BELTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in April in rural northwest Missouri are those of a 17-year-old girl who was last seen 10 years ago. Belton police Lt. Brad Swanson said in a statement Wednesday that the FBI confirmed the remains were those of Kara Kopetsky. The Belton teen was last seen […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated could face an effort to remove her from office. Gov. Eric Greitens and Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, both Republicans, said on Friday that state senators should oust Democratic Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal, who […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — For years, callers with out-of-state area codes couldn’t connect with Missouri’s toll-free hotline to report cases of potential child abuse and neglect, an issue advocates worried could discourage good Samaritans and mean some kids might not get the help they need. It took a phone call from Missouri’s first lady […]
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) State officials are warning the public to take safety precautions to avoid eye damage from the Total Solar Eclipse. “There are a number of precautions you need to follow regarding eye safety,” said Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Dr. Randall Williams. “Looking directly at the sun […]
Washington, MO (KTRS) Millions of people from around the country turned out for the much anticipate 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. Washington, Missouri attracted visitors from as far away as France to view this cosmic wonder. The reaction from the visitors was one of awe and amazement. Jason Boles of Lake Sherwood, Missouri called it magnificent, […]
Updates previous story: ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Missouri Gov. Greitens has issued a stay of execution of Marcellus Williams, convicted of murder of former Post-Dispatch reporter Lisha Gayle in 1998. The governor appointed a board of inquiry to review Williams’s case in light of recent DNA evidence. The board will be made up of retired Missouri judges. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump plans to make a public push to overhaul the nation’s tax system next week in Springfield, Missouri. The White House says the president will be making the stop in southwest Missouri on Wednesday to begin selling his administration’s calls to change the tax system. Administration officials have said Trump […]
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Former Missouri U.S. Senator John Danforth says he’s concerned about the future of the Republican Party in the era of President Trump. Senator Danforth, who retired from the Senate in 1995, wrote an opinion column that appears in Friday’s edition of the Washington Post. On the McGraw Show, Senator Danforth worried that there’s […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most new laws passed by Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature this year take effect Monday, including a measure that will raise the standard for suing for workplace or housing discrimination. The change has been praised by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens and business groups, who argue there are too many lawsuits in the […]
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Almost three dozen Red Cross volunteers from the Eastern Missouri chapter are in Texas today to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The disaster services executive for the chapter, Chris Harmon, says volunteers went right to work upon arriving in Texas. Harmon says the Red Cross continues to […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A new safety alert system in Missouri has gone online, making it the 28th state with such a program. The Blue Alert System notifies the public of injured, killed or missing officers and imminent threats against them. It uses the same technology as Amber and Silver alerts, which notify the public […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Now that Missouri’s minimum wage is back to $7.70 statewide, the Democratic mayors from both of the state’s big cities are supporting a ballot measure to increase the wage to $12 an hour gradually by 2023. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson was among several dozen supporters of a higher minimum wage […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Outdoor gear giant Bass Pro is joining other corporations in sending aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Springfield-based announced that it will send 80 Tracker boats for government agencies and rescue organizations to use along the Gulf Coast. Rescue calls have poured in by the thousands since the Category 4 […]
