NEW YORK (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is backing legislation that would let Americans sue Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bill is opposed by the Obama administration. But’s important to families of 9/11 victims, some of whom believe Saudi officials played some part in the attacks. Sanders spoke in favor…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump – the billionaire businessman who’s the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination – insists he wants to “self-fund” his campaign. Yet there’s a prominent “donate” button on his campaign website. And he’s raised more than $9.5 million, including from about 200 people who’ve given the maximum allowed by law for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The former president of the St. Louis Law Enforcement Agency Association has been indicted on fraud charges. Darren Randal Wilson was indicted on multiple fraud charges involving his misappropriation of over $80,000 from the Ethical Society of Police, an association of black St. Louis police officers. The indictment alleges that between…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) Grief counselors are on hand today at Babler Elementary to help students and staff cope with the death of a classmate. Police say 7-year-old Rachel Bick and her father were crossing 109 at Shepard Road Saturday night when she was struck by an SUV. The first grader was taken to the hospital,…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The rivalry between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan continues to intensify during Illinois’ 10-month budget stalemate, leaving little hope that the state will have a spending plan any time soon. Neither man has budged from their respective positions in a battle of attrition that has left…
PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) – There are devastating losses along Ecuador’s Pacific Ocean coast, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck over the weekend. At least 272 people were killed, highways buckled and homes and buildings were flattened. President Rafael Correa says Saturday night’s quake was the worst natural disaster to hit Ecuador since a 1949 earthquake…
( KTRS ) St. Louis County’s Accident Reconstruction team has been called out for a fatal accident. Sunday around 3:15 pm at New Jamestown Road and Krenski in North St. Louis County, a driver was killed in a single vehicle accident. Police say the driver was speeding, lost control of the vehicle and struck a…
