‘You’re So Vain’ Singer Carly Simon Discusses Details of New Book
Carly Simon talks Boys In The Trees…
St. Louis Area Bracing For First Major Storm Of The Season
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â The St. Louis area is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season. This has MODOT preparing for what could create hazardous driving conditions. MODOT will have 400 workers on twelve hour shifts until the end of the storm. Â MODOT will also have 200 trucks on the roadways. Meanwhile,…
Stastny has goal and 3 assists, Blues beat Penguins 5-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Paul Stastny had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Monday night. Alexander Steen, Vladimir Tarasenko, Troy Brouwer and Kevin Shattenkirk also scored for the Blues, who have won four of five following a five-game losing streak. Brian Elliott made 36 saves.…
Election officials could take up case of 3 Illinois judges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An election official has recommended three St. Clair County judges who opted to run for election instead of retention should stay on the ballot. The judges plan to retire in name only to avoid retention elections that require 60 percent approval rather than a simple majority. They’ve filed paperwork to retire…
Authorities identify woman found dead in southeast Missouri
LESTERVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A woman found dead last week near the Black River in southeast Missouri had been missing since November. KFVS-TV (bit.ly/1P0WkbI) reports that the victim has been identified as 63-year-old Sharon Nelson, of Hillsboro. The Reynolds County Sheriff’s Department is investigating her death as a homicide. Her body was found Wednesday morning…
Events and demonstrations mark MLK Day in Midwest.
( KTRS ) Observers from St. Louis to Chicago marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with commemorations and demonstrations. A celebration in downtown St. Louis drew hundreds of participants, who braved temperatures hovering near the single digits on a 2.5-mile march. Speakers and marchers linked King’s legacy to contemporary efforts at job creation and police…
St. Louis police identify suspected robber killed by officer
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police identified the 52-year-old man killed by an officer after a reported fast-food restaurant robbery. Police on Monday named Crayton West was killed during what they said was a Sunday evening armed robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The 42-year-old officer has not been identified. West was shot…
Governor Snyder: Clinton politicizing Flint’s water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is making Flint’s water crisis a political issue. Clinton said during Sunday’s Democratic debate that Snyder has “acted as though he didn’t really care” about the crisis. But Snyder told The Detroit News on Monday after speaking at a Martin Luther…
Report: 62 people own as much wealth as half of the world
According to the report just 62 people own the same wealth as half the planet. The compares with 388 people just five years ago