St. Louis, MO (KTRS) MoDOT says that part of I-270 in north county will be closed this weekend. Crews will close the highway in both directions starting at 9 P.M. Friday until 5 A.M. Monday to demolish the Washington / Elizabeth Bridge. Westbound traffic will be forced to exit at Washington / Elizabeth, then proceed…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three St. Louisans who made headlines in the days of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd will be featured this week at the Republican National Convention. Mark and Patricia McCloskey speak Monday night to the gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina. They made international news when they were photographed brandishing…
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Three giant Northern California wildfires are still burning around the San Francisco Bay Area but weather has given firefighters a break. Fire commanders are reporting more humid conditions and less wind Monday rather than another feared round of gusts and lightning. But authorities stress that fire conditions remain dangerous. Six…
Washington D.C. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest-serving advisers, Kellyanne Conway, says she will be leaving the White House at the end of the month. Conway was Trump’s campaign manager during the stretch run of the 2016 race, and she was the first woman to successfully steer a White House…
Lockport, IL (KTRS) The Illinois State Police announce the continued investigation into a 28-year-old cold case. On the anniversary of her disappearance, state police said Sunday that they are still seeking information on the death of then 21-year-old Tammy Zywicki. Back on August 23rd 1992, Zywicki departed Evanston, Illinois for Iowa where she was enrolled…
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” star Lori Loughlin will be sentenced to two months in prison after a judge accepted her plea deal with prosecutors for paying $500,000 in bribes to cheat the college admissions process. Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, was sentenced earlier Friday to five months behind bars for his role in…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County will expand its requirement on face coverings, including a requirement that all students kindergarten through high school wear one. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the new guidelines were announced Friday. The guidelines are effective starting Monday. The school regulation applies to private as well as public schools,…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) TEH Realty Managing Partner, Michael Fein, is being indicted by a grand jury on felony charges. TEH Realty, which operates a number of low-income area apartment complexes, including Southwest Crossing in Carondelet and Blue Fountain in Baden, has faced harsh criticism over the past year for sub-standard living conditions. Fein was indicted…
Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden has accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to take on national crises and declaring that “we will overcome this season of darkness.” Biden’s nomination marks the pinnacle — so far —of a political career that has spanned almost a half century. The former vice president, who at 77 years…
(KTRS) American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends. The airline blamed low demand during the coronavirus pandemic, which has triggered a massive slump in air travel and huge losses for the carriers. Airlines and their labor unions are seeking billions in…