Big Sports Show NFL Week 8 Picks
Wiese goes 7-8 Last week, Heuer 6-9
Governor Participates In Roundtable On Animal Disaster Rescues
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) This week is designated as “Safer, Stronger Missouri Week.” Governor Jay Nixon is using this initiative to stress the importance of Missouri’s available resources when faced with a natural disaster. On Monday the Governor was at the Humane Society of Missouri, where he participated in a roundtable briefing on the state’s capabilities…
Elizabeth Vargas Talked to John Carney About Her New Book, and Battle With Alcohol Addiction
It was breaking news when this popular TV personality checked into alcohol rehab, but she’s back on her feet again, with a book that tackles her addictions.
Southern Illinois mayor says overpass above train tracks could save lives
BENTON, Ill. (AP) – A mayor of a city in southern Illinois says he wants to solve the problem of trains that too often block traffic, including sometimes emergency vehicles. Benton Mayor Fred Kondritz tells The Carbondale Southern Illinoisan that trains can obstruct traffic in the community of 7,000 residents for up to two hours.…
Eric Greitens wants to change how Missouri picks judges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens says he wants Missouri to change the way it selects judges. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Greitens supports a Tennessee procedure that gives the governor and Legislature more influence in picking judges. He believes the current system gives trial lawyers too much influence on judicial…
Travis Ford is Stacking Elite Recruits at SLU
Webster’s Gordon is Latest to Commit
Police investigate vandalizing of Trump’s Hollywood star
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police are investigating the vandalizing of Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Det. Meghan Aguilar says investigators were called to the scene before dawn Wednesday following reports that the presidential candidate’s star was destroyed by blows from a hammer. A man who identified himself as Jamie…
Elliot Returns to Top the Blues
The Former Blue Makes 23 Saves in Return
Metro-East Train Derailment Being Investigated
Belleville, IL (KTRS) The cause of an overnight train derailment in Belleville is being investigated. Authorities say a coal train jumped the tracks around 2 a.m. Wednesday at the Norfolk Southern crossings, near Foley Drive and Frank Scott Parkway. Power lines were knocked down in the accident. This has left about five hundred residents and…
Nearly all emergency funds for pipeline protest costs used
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Nearly all of the $6 million in emergency funding earmarked for law enforcement costs related to the Dakota Access pipeline protest in North Dakota has been used up. The state’s Emergency Commission approved the money in late September, but North Dakota Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong says nearly $5.8…