St. Louis, MO (KTRS / AP) Authorities say a St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city’s south side has died. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamarris Bohannon had been with the department for nearly four years. A second officer who was shot in the leg Sunday was treated…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz pleads guilty and is sentenced for using campaign funds illegally. The 66-year old was first elected to serve the 12th ward in 2011. He was sentenced to 18 months after entering the plea to one count of mail fraud related to his illegal use of campaign…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Personal Protective Equipment vending machines are now available at four specific locations at Lambert Airport. Hudson, a New Jersey-based company, and St. Louis-based AVendCo, are supplying the machines. The vending machines can be found prior to security as well as in one of the airport’s concourses. In a release, the airport…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis-area hospitals have seen a sudden and “alarming” spike in hospitalizations for the coronavirus, and the leader of the region’s pandemic task force is imploring residents to wear face coverings and practice social distancing. For several weeks, the number of new daily admissions for COVID-19 had hovered around 40. But…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) An area man is headed to prison for his role in an attempted assault outside an area LGBTQ bar. The Department of Justice says that 32-year-old Freddie Doyle was sentenced to nearly 4 years Wednesday after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm. The incident occurred in June of 2019. That’s…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor says a Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday lauded the St. Louis-area university for developing the test. Meanwhile, Missouri’s state health director says he won’t follow new guidance from U.S. health officials against testing…
Lebanon, MO (KTRS) The newborn baby girl who was the subject of Tuesday’s Amber Alert is found safe. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the little girl was found at around 8:30 Tuesday night in Laclede County. The alert was issued Tuesday afternoon out of Lebanon, Missouri, when Steven Bohlinger and another man were supposed…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s biggest university campuses are reporting large numbers of students with confirmed cases of the coronavirus as in-person classes resume for the fall semester. The University of Missouri-Columbia’s COVID-19 online dashboard cites 159 known active cases of the virus, and 168 total positive tests since the university began receiving data from…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) MoDOT says that part of I-270 in north county will be closed this weekend. Crews will close the highway in both directions starting at 9 P.M. Friday until 5 A.M. Monday to demolish the Washington / Elizabeth Bridge. Westbound traffic will be forced to exit at Washington / Elizabeth, then proceed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three St. Louisans who made headlines in the days of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd will be featured this week at the Republican National Convention. Mark and Patricia McCloskey speak Monday night to the gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina. They made international news when they were photographed brandishing…