By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens issued a vague press release Thursday to outline a tax plan he hyped days earlier as the nation’s “boldest,” a muted rollout Democrats said proves the Republican’s administration has been disrupted by his acknowledgment of an affair and allegations of blackmail.…
By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California couple tortured a dozen of their children for years, starving them to the point that their growth was stunted, chaining them to their beds for months at a time and forbidding them from showering more than once a year or using the…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) A worker shortage with the Missouri Department of Transportation could create havoc for motorists if a major snow storm hits the region. MODOT’s Director, Patrick McKenna,expressed that concern to lawmakers during a state budget hearing this week. “We were about 500 people below where we needed to be in terms of…
By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress barreled toward a possible election-year government shutdown Thursday, facing showdown votes in the House and Senate to keep federal offices open and hundreds of thousands of workers on the job. Weeks of argument over immigration, big spending and more remained unresolved, and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Amazon will not build its second headquarters in St. Louis. On Thursday, the Seattle-based company released its finalist list of metropolitan cities being considered for the project and the Gateway City didn’t make the cut, nor did Kansas City. Missouri leaders also submitted a bid separate from the two cities that…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is narrowing the list of cities under consideration for its second headquarters to 20, with St. Louis not making that list. Amazon, based in Seattle, plans to invest $5 billion in the new headquarters and could employ as many as 50,000 people in and around the city it chooses. Cities…
By BRIAN MELLEY and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The grandparents of 13 starved and tortured children say their son’s family looked happy and healthy when they last visited California six years ago. “They were just like any ordinary family,” said Betty Turpin, the 81-year-old mother of David Turpin. “And they had such…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) Dozens of communities in the metro-east are under a boil order. Illinois American Water reports this is a result of a temporary drop in water pressure.Customers should bring their water to a rolling boil for 5 minutes before using for drinking or cooking. Water is okay for bathing, washing, and…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing north county teen. Police say 13-year-old Kyla Webb was last seen packing clothes at her home in the 11000 block of Seven Hills Drive Sunday night. An investigation has revealed that Kyla has been in contact with adult males through…