Hazelwood, MO (KTRS) Boeing is getting a big boost. The White House has approved a long-pending fighter jet sales to Kuwait and Qatar. The $7-billion package includes 72 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles for Qatar and up to 40 Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets for Kuwait. The deal was stalled for over two years, due to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is highlighting new steps to help average working people, including paid sick leave for some. The Labor Department is finalizing a rule allowing federal contract employees to earn up to seven paid sick days yearly. President Barack Obama signed an executive order last year requiring this step. Labor Secretary…
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) – A state lawmaker says one person was killed and two critically injured when a commuter train plowed into the Hoboken station. Democratic Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, who represents Hoboken, said a transit official confirmed the death to him. A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman, Jennifer Nelson, earlier said that more than 100 people…
Undated (KTRS) Columbia College of Missouri is considered the safest college in the state. That’s according to BackgroundChecks.org in its Annual “Safest Colleges in Missouri report.” The public safety focused organization based its findings on several factors, including FBI crime reports, statistics from the Department of Education, and student surveys. Park University came in…
An umpire for youth baseball in Smithton, IL. has been arrested for failing to mention that he is on the sex offender list. Police say that 50 yr old Dennis Cotton, of Swansea, was taken into custody after officers discovered he was a sexual predator. Cotton applied for and received certification to umpire games from…
Authorities have identified the man who was killed when his motorcycle collided with a SUV in Creve Coeur. The incident happened Wednesday morning around 7am, on Ladue Rd near 270. Police say 30 yr old Whitley Russo was rushed to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead. The crash is under investigation. The driver of…
