JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed a business incentive bill aimed in part at enticing General Motors to expand in the state. Parson signed the legislation Wednesday in his Capitol office. The measure authorizes up to $50 million of tax credits for General Motors to expand its assembly plant at Wentzville. It…
RICHMOND, VA (AP) — Deep-pocketed interest groups and activists on both sides of the long-running fight over gun laws are gearing up for a major clash in Virginia, now a key election battleground in the issue after Republicans on Tuesday adjourned a special legislative session called by the governor to consider gun-control measures in the wake…
Gray Summit, MO (KTRS) An employee at a Franklin County restaurant tests positive Hepatitis A, prompting mass vaccinations. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the employee works at Roadhouse 100 in the 2700 block of highway 100 in Gray Summit. They say that while it’s uncommon for restaurant patrons to become…
St. Louis County Police say two men are in custody in connection with the shooting deaths of five people in a north St. Louis County apartment building over the weekend. Terrance Wesley and Anthony Watkins (pictured) were charged with 5 counts of attempted robbery, 10 counts of armed criminal action, and 5 counts of first-degree…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In a musty basement hall of an unassuming building nestled among modern high-rises in the heart of Tel Aviv, a few hundred spectators are kindly requested to turn off their cellphones. What makes the typical scene surreal is that they are asked to do so in Yiddish — the playful,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Fire Department is down 20 paramedics, with no one in line to replace them. Chief Dennis Jenkerson says that the severe trauma his medics are exposed to is causing them to burn out faster, and now, there’s no one applying for the open positions. One option he says…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Better Family Life can expand its efforts to combat crime in the St. Louis-area thanks to a $200,000 donation from the St. Louis Crime Commission. The St. Louis Crime Commission was joined by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Jeff Jensen, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department…
NEW YORK, NY (AP) — Eleven years after letting Jeffrey Epstein off lightly with a once-secret plea deal, the U.S. government is taking another run at putting the wealthy sex offender behind bars with new sex-trafficking charges that law enforcement officials say involve allegations dating to the early 2000s. Epstein, arrested over the weekend, is…
Hardin, IL (KTRS) The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating what being is described as a “major marine casualty” after 3 tugboats sank on the Illinois River Friday. The incident occurred in Calhoun county. The vessels were moored to a barge near Hardin, Illinois when they began taking on water. The tugboats were unoccupied, and were…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say five people have been discovered slain in a north county apartment building. St. Louis County Police confirmed Saturday afternoon in a news conference posted to the department’s Twitter page that all five people killed were adults. Police would not give the names, ages or genders of the five people…