ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters fall in two competing national debates: criminal justice reform versus the push to crack down on crime. Kim Gardner became St. Louis’ first Black circuit attorney when she was elected in 2016 and has enacted a progressive,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising on Wall Street Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve announcement where investors expect the central bank to keep the accelerator floored on its aid for the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early afternoon trading, while Treasury yields were holding steady and gold touched another record…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north county. The incident unfolded just after 4:30 P.M. Tuesday when Hillsdale police responded to a shooting call in the 6400 block of Jesse Jackson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the scene was actually in the 2000 block of Cherry Avenue. That’s where…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are grappling this week with the timing and scope of their next policy moves at a time when the raging viral pandemic has weakened the U.S. economy. No major changes are likely when the Fed releases a statement Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting ends and just before…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. Barr told members of the House Judiciary Committee at a much-anticipated election year hearing Tuesday…
CHICAGO (AP) — People traveling from Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska and North Dakota to Chicago will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or face possible fines starting Friday. Chicago officials issued the quarantine order in early July. Initially, it applied to travelers from 15 states but has been updated weekly based on increasing numbers…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east financial advisor pleads guilty to defrauding his clients of $1.5 Million Dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 45-year-old Douglas Kiffmeyer entered the guilty plea Monday – to a 17-count federal indictment for wire fraud, failure to file income tax returns, and money laundering. Kiffmeyer – who represented…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Congressional leaders praised the late congressman John Lewis as a moral force for the nation in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the civil rights icon. In a solemn display of bipartisan unity Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis “the…
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves Monday to take part in the biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The first of some 30,000 volunteers were receiving shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak. It will be months before results trickle in. Meanwhile, President Donald…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 3 people are recovering after being shot outside of a Laclede’s Landing night club. According to St. Louis Police, officers responded to a shooting call just before 2 o’clock yesterday morning at Big Daddy’s, which is located in the 100 block of Laclede. That’s where people were waiting in line when…