ST. LOUIS (July 17, 2019) – In advance of the high temperatures and even higher heat index for the St. Louis region later this week, Ameren Missouri is sharing simple cooling and energy efficiency tips to help you increase savings and maintain comfort while reducing energy use. “It’s possible to stay cool while saving money,”…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The puppy who was beaten into a coma with a hockey stick in north county is improving. Hazel was released from an emergency animal hospital into the care of her regular veterinarian at Ferguson Animal Hospital. Dr. Daniel Wentz says the prognosis of the 4-month-old puppy looks good. “Long term, one eye…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.” Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go…
St. Louis (KTRS) An excessive heat warning goes into effect Wednesday at 1 P.M. According to the National Weather Service, the warning will last until 8 P.M. Saturday, as heat indices are expected to reach 113 degrees, with temperatures topping out in the upper 90’s and dew points in the 70’s. You are urged to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bayer is closing its crop science division headquarters in North Carolina and moving 500 jobs to the St. Louis area. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the move Tuesday in his Capitol office. Lisa Safarian, Bayer’s commercial operations-North America president, says the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company is closing its…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A businessman has admitted in federal court that he provided bribes as part of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s pay-to-play scheme, the fourth person to plead guilty in connection with the crime. John Rallo pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of bribery. Sentencing will be Oct. 15. Rallo was…
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Facebook’s ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it’s shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve. Congress begins two days of hearings Tuesday on the currency planned by Facebook, to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Port Authority says it will seek proposals to develop the defunct Jamestown Mall site. At a North County Town Hall Meeting Monday, members of the community asked questions about the future of the site. Representatives from the St. Louis Board of Economic Development said that the brush should…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A businessman accused of bribery as part of former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s pay-to-play scheme is set to plead guilty. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis announced the guilty plea hearing Tuesday for John Rallo. Rallo’s attorney, John Rogers, confirmed Rallo will plead guilty but declined further comment.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s racist tweets about four lawmakers of color (all times local): 2:25 p.m. The only black Republican in the U.S. Senate is criticizing President Donald Trump for tweets directed at four Democratic congresswomen of color. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Monday that Trump had “interjected with unacceptable…