No injuries reported when a helicopter crashed this afternoon at St. Louis Downtown Airport. That airport located in St. Clair County, Illinois. A student and an instructor were on board at the time of the crash, which happened on the airport’s secondary runway, which is closed. The primary runway is open. The FAA has been…
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, killing at least three people and injuring nearly two dozen others. The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive tornado moved over Jefferson City shortly…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Missouri Governor Mike Parson are collaborating to bring two USDA agencies to the area. In a joint bipartisan letter to Ag. Secretary Sonny Perdue, the Governors cited both states’ deep ties to production agriculture and food processing. They encouraged the USDA to select the Kansas City…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Nearly two dozen progressive groups are launching a new push to persuade Democratic presidential candidates to support dramatic spending cuts at the Pentagon. The liberal groups are writing Thursday to all candidates in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary, urging the White House hopefuls to support slashing $200 billion or more from…