INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) – A black granite slab now marks the gravesite of B.B. King, the blues icon who died nearly seven months ago in Las Vegas but was returned for burial in his native Mississippi. Family, friends and fans gathered Friday to dedicate the stone, engraved with King’s signature, that will become the centerpiece…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The co-chairs of the Ferguson Commission are being recognized. During a ceremony Thursday night at the Forest Park Visitor Center, Rich MCClure and Reverend Starsky Wilson were presented with the prestigious 2015 St. Louis Award for their leadership roles with the Ferguson Commission. McClure and Wilson were selected as result of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination will be in St. Louis tonight. Hillary Clinton will speak at the Union Hall for Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 in south St. Louis. Clinton will discuss her economic plan during the event. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. The public is invited…
( KTRS ) Police have arrested a man that evaded capture, after being shot. Around 9:45am Thursday morning, a police officer noticed a vehicle driving erratically near Dunn and Bellefontaine. The officer stopped the Chevy Silverado, but as he approached the driver, a white male, got out and ran. The passenger, a black male, reportedly…
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. (AP) – A Chesterfield teenager has been charged in a 2014 hazing case at a Town and Country high school football camp. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1RdEXpJ ) that 16-year-old Jason Bemis was certified to stand trial as an adult and was charged Thursday with six counts of third-degree misdemeanor…
