St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The new western headquarters of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is one step closer to becoming a reality. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning for the $1.7-billion project in historic old north St. Louis. The event drew hundreds, including national, state, and local lawmakers. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt is…
NORFOLK, VA (AP) — New presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg traveled to the city that hosts the world’s largest Navy base on Monday and blasted President Donald Trump over the recent ouster of the nation’s Navy secretary. For the first stop of his Democratic campaign, Bloomberg went to Norfolk, where he criticized Trump over the firing…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing St. Louis county man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 76-year-old Ronald Webb went missing at around 6:30 P.M. Monday. Webb is identified as a white male, 6 feet 3 inches tall, 220 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) The suspect in the 1993 murder of 9-year-old Angie Housman pleaded not guilty during an arraignment hearing on Monday morning. Earl Cox waived his right to appear during the hearing in a St. Charles County courtroom. Instead his defense attorney entered the not guilty plea on his behalf. In October, a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Schwab is buying rival TD Ameritrade in a $26 billion stock swap, a blockbuster agreement accelerated by massive disruption in the online brokerage industry. Competitive pressure has already forced brokerages to make it free for customers to trade U.S. stocks online, and Schwab’s buyout combines two of the biggest players…
DETROIT, MI (AP) — A United Auto Workers union official charged in a widening federal bribery and embezzlement scandal has resigned. The union said Sunday that Vance Pearson also will retire and resign from his membership in the union. He had been on paid administrative leave. Pearson was the director of a region in Missouri.…
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. Ending weeks of speculation, the 77-year-old former Republican announced his candidacy Sunday in a written statement posted on a campaign website describing himself as uniquely positioned to defeat…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 8:55 a.m. President Donald Trump says he does not expect to be impeached, claiming Democrats have “absolutely nothing” incriminating, despite days of public testimony by witnesses who said Trump withheld aid from Ukraine to press the country to…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Authorities say a 42-year-old Chinese national who worked at Monsanto in St. Louis stole important proprietary property and tried to take it to China. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Haitao Xiang, formerly of Chesterfield, was indicted by a federal grand jury on eight charges, including conspiracy to commit economic espionage…
ATLANTA, GA (AP) — Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s crucial black and minority vote, with the scramble putting internal party tensions on display. From black protesters disrupting Elizabeth Warren to the lone black woman in the race chiding…