St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Detectives are asking for your help in identifying and locating a white truck connected to several incidents of property damages in the Gravois Park neighborhood. The incidents occurred just before midnight on 12/18/20 in the 36-hundred block of Iowa and surrounding areas. The vehicle appears to be a Ford…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others are urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to extend into next year a law allowing more people to cast their votes by mail to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus through in-person voting. A letter signed by people representing nearly five dozen…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and the leaders of the House and Senate received their first COVID-19 vaccinations as they tried to reassure Americans the shot is safe. Pence celebrated the milestone Friday as “a medical miracle” that could eventually end a pandemic that has killed more than 310,000 Americans. Conspicuously absent was…
St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.’s access to advanced U.S. technology because of its alleged ties to the Chinese military. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his agency won’t allow such technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent adversary. SMIC has previously…
(KTRS) – Missouri’s healthcare providers will be holding a virtual job fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event hopes to attract job seeking candidates to fill entry-level clinical and non-clinical positions throughout Missouri. Job seekers can register for the fair at https://returnstrongmo.easyvirtualfair.com. Participants should create a profile and upload their resumes…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities are expressing increased alarm about an intrusion into computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday the hack “poses a grave risk” to the federal government and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis City Police Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of robbing a Walgreens in South St. Louis on Tuesday. According to a release, the suspect entered the Princeton Heights store in the 64-hundred block of Gravois at around 7:45 Tuesday night. He told the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders appear to be on the brink of a COVID-19 economic aid package. But there’s no deal yet. As negotiators went home from the Capitol Wednesday night, agreement seemed near on legislation that would extend help to individuals and businesses and ship coronavirus vaccines to millions. Negotiators are working on a…
The Illinois Department of Public Health will have several COVID-19 mobile testing sites in Southern Illinois for the remainder of the month. Anyone can be tested at the locations regardless of symptoms or immigration status. There is no cost and insurance is not required, but participants are encouraged to bring their insurance card if they…