SAN DIEGO (AP) — An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. In a dramatic move aimed at sending a message, authorities made the arrests as the Marines gathered…
Overland, MO (KTRS) An Overland man is facing charges after he allegedly got drunk and fired guns near a public park. Police responded to a call for shots fired Wednesday in the 10,000 block of Canter Way. Upon arrival, officers could hear the shots. 56-year-old Joseph Manley admitted to police that he had been shooting.…
A 30-inch water main broke at around 8:30am Thursday morning on Lindell Boulevard just north of Forest Park, opening a large hole in the pavement. Water gushed out and flooded the area. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson expects Lindell to be closed for several days while the pavement is repaired. And that break has prompted…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) U.S. Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin is working with soybean growers in the wake of a tough planting season. The Senator met with the Illinois Soybean Association yesterday to discuss crop conditions, biodiesel markets, lock and dam upgrades, and Chinese tariffs. Durbin said, “Our soybean farmers are facing many challenges, and I…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow’s actions represented — and still represent — a great…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — It took seven months, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation by a vote of 90-8 and was sworn in at the White House by Supreme Court Justice…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating following a shooting at a North County Apartment. The incident occurred in the 2300 block of Half Moon in the Half Moon Village Apartments just before 5:30 P.M. Tuesday. A man is in custody after allegedly firing at least 8 shots at another man, who is hospitalized with…
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The vote came after…
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal immigration officers trying to arrest a Mexican man who is in the U.S. illegally smashed a car window and dragged him from the vehicle in front of his girlfriend and two young children, prompting condemnation from the woman’s Missouri congressman. A Facebook Live video…
By JILL COLVIN, SONIA PEREZ D. and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened retribution against Guatemala over immigration after the country’s high court blocked its government from signing an asylum deal with the United States. Trump tweeted that Guatemala has decided against signing a “safe-third agreement” requiring Central…