Fairview Heights, IL (KTRS) A metro-east pastor is facing child porn charges. The US Attorney’s office says that 61-year-old Steven Tibbetts has been charged with one count of knowingly distributing child pornography. The criminal complaint says the investigation began back in August of last year, when the website Tumblr provided a tip to the National…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. says it will build an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina that will generate more than 3,200 jobs by 2032. The St. Louis-based company announced on Wednesday it will spend $1 billion for the new campus, which also will include a technology hub. The…
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona recorded more coronavirus deaths, infections and emergency-room admissions in a single day than ever before in a rapidly deepening crisis Wednesday across the Sunbelt that sent a shudder through other parts of the country and led a number of states to put their reopening plans on hold. Coronavirus cases continued to…
Moscow, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is wrapping up his main political project of the year. That’s the constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036. The nationwide balloting on the amendments that would reset the clock on Putin’s tenure and enable him to serve two more six-year terms…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) An FBI sting nabs more than a dozen people for trying to have sex with minors. The US Attorney’s office says 14 men have been charged following an FBI operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies targeting online predators. U.S. Attorney Steven Weinhoeft says quote, “Instead of lurking on playgrounds, modern…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks in classrooms when on-campus classes resume this fall. The university is planning for the return of students after classes were moved online in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said…
Washington (AP) Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with coronavirus cases surging in some regions, and that’s putting the entire country at risk. With about 40,000 new cases being reported a day, Fauci said he wouldn’t be surprised if the daily count reaches 100,000 if things don’t improve. The…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) 10 people are facing charges in a $1.4 Billion Dollar medical billing scheme involving rural hospitals – one of which is located in Missouri. According to the Justice Department, those involved include hospital managers, lab owners, billers and recruiters. The indictment alleges that from 2015 – 2018, the conspirators would take over…
HONG KONG (AP) — China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong. Tam Yiu-Chung, Hong Kong’s sole representative to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, confirmed the law had been passed. The law has sparked fears that it would be…
An attorney for a white couple who pointed guns at protesters outside their mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, says they are strong supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement and its message seeking social justice. Social media video shows Mark and Patricia McCloskey standing outside their home Sunday night with weapons as demonstrators went by.…