(AP) President Donald Trump says Iran appears to be “standing down” and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. The Iranian strikes had come days after Trump authorized the targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.…
Shahedshahr, Iran (AP) An Iranian emergency official says a crash has killed all those on board a Ukrainian commercial airliner that took off from Tehran. The official made the comment after the crash on Wednesday morning. He said rescuers were trying to collect the dead. The plane went down in farmland outside of Iran’s capital,…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a double shooting in north county. The incident occurred shortly after 4 P.M. Tuesday in the 900 block of Airport Road. That’s where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. The men were taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries. The motive behind the shooting is unknown.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Overdue library books won’t be costly for St. Louis borrowers anymore. Directors of the public library systems in St. Louis and St. Louis County announced Tuesday that they are joining a growing number of lenders that have stopped charging late fees. The push to drop fines gained steam last year after…
(AP) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along…
Tehran, Iran (AP) The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has threatened to “set ablaze” places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad last week. His threat sparked cries of “Death to Israel!” He made the comments on Tuesday in the city of Kerman,…
Edwardsville, IL (KTRS) A 28 year old Wentzville man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a prominent lawyer and civic booster from Edwardsville, Randy Gori. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons announced the charges Monday afternoon. Gibbons says that he hopes to see Timothy Banowetz spend the rest of his life behind…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) UCP Heartland has a new CEO. It a release, the organization says that Clint Bolser has been named as President and CEO. Bolser says he is “both honored and excited to join UCP Heartland” and that he “looks forward to partnering with people in St. Louis and across the state of…
(AP) Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton says he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial. In a statement Monday, Bolton, who left the White House in September, says that he has weighed the issues of executive privilege and “concluded that, if the Senate issues a…
(AP) Harvey Weinstein and several women who have accused him of sexual misconduct converged Monday at a New York City courthouse ahead of his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault. The 67-year-old movie mogul entered the building Monday leaning on a walker following recent back surgery. He, his lawyers and a judge were…