Investigation Into Officer-Involved Shooting After Suspect Shot Dead
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a Creve Coeur man dead after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers who were chasing him. The man who was shot is identified as 27-year-old Isaiah Perkins of Creve Coeur. It happened just before 9 pm in the 6100 block of…
Gov. Greitens Restores Funding Cuts Made to Foster Care Families
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he’ll stop funding cuts for foster-care families that he approved earlier this year. In a Thursday Facebook post, Gov. Greitens said cutting aid to families who care for foster children was not his intention. Greitens last month signed a budget that included an across-the-board 1.5 percent cut in…
Flags at Half-Staff for Capt. John Kemper
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Flags will be at half-staff Friday on all state government buildings in St. Louis to honor Fire Captain John Kemper, who died July 12 from injuries suffered battling a blaze over the Fourth of July holiday. He was 59. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags on St. Louis’ state…
Mets Walk-Off on Cardinals in the Ninth
NEW YORK(AP) — Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal was late covering first base on a two-out grounder by Jose Reyes that turned into a game-winning single in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets over St. Louis 3-2 Thursday. A leadoff walk and T.J. Rivera’s single put runners on the corners with two outs. Reyes…
Parayko, Blues Agree to Long Term Deal
St. Louis(AP)-After hearing development coach Tim Taylor sing the praises of a late-blooming defenseman playing college hockey in Alaska, Doug Armstrong went to see for himself. The St. Louis Blues’ general manager and Taylor watched as Colton Parayko dominated a game at Bowling Green, and even then Armstrong didn’t get his hopes too high. “We…