WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is offering a new bill to address racial disparities in maternal health care, one of several plans by 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue. Harris’ bill, first introduced in 2018, would create some $150 million in grant programs to medical schools and states to fight implicit…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in decades. Pretty sweet moment for Vladimir Tarasenko and Co. David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues eliminated the San Jose Sharks…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Protesters gathered in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday to voice their concerns of the passage of a bill that will ban abortions at eight weeks. Hundreds of demonstrators from several pro-choice groups rallied for what they called the National Day of Action for Abortion Rights. Nikia Paulette, lead grassroots organizer in…
Rough weather is headed for the St. Louis area. Get ready for high winds, large hail, and the possibility of tornadoes this evening as severe thunderstorms approach. The storms are expected to arrive after 6:00 this evening. Heavy rain is expected to continue across most of Missouri as a line of storms moves through the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Generous benefits. No copays. No need for private policies. The “Medicare for All” plan advocated by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what’s offered in other advanced countries, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal. While other countries do provide coverage for all, benefits vary. But the Medicare for…
Affton, MO (KTRS) Tower Tee, which closed last July amidst plans to turn the site into a housing development, now appears that it will reopen. The Affton golf and recreation center, which had been in business for 55 years, was purchased in February by McBride Homes and J.H. Berra Construction. The developers intended to build…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 2:30 a.m. The U.S. military command that oversees the Mideast has confirmed an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and says there…
Chicago, IL (KTRS) The Illinois Department of Central Management Services says that its Suburban North Regional Office Building will be closed Monday due to a power outage. CMS says the following departments will be shut down as a result: Revenue, Natural Resources, Human Services, Financial & Professional Regulation, Agriculture, and Emergency Management – along with…
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser as his team tries to defy congressional attempts to investigate him. Yet they may end up delaying the…
St. Louis MO (KTRS) Police in Maryland Heights are trying to figure out how a man died following the Dave Matthews concert earlier this week. Police say forty-four-year-old Jason Smith of Jefferson City, Missouri, was taken to the hospital with two head injuries after being found on a concrete walkway inside the amphitheater. 13KRCG reports…