WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is “just not worth it” even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that “I’m not for impeachment” of Trump. “Unless there’s…
Calverton Park, MO (KTRS) A Ferguson man is charged in the shooting death of a north county woman. According to the Major Case Squad, Calverton Park police responded to a welfare check call in the 40 block of Grether Avenue early Sunday morning and found the body of 23-year-old Demetria Howard with multiple gunshot wounds.…
By ELIAS MESERET and YIDNEK KIRUBEL Associated Press HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months. But Boeing said it had no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 23-year-old man is charged in connection with the death of a woman who was stabbed before going to a nearby house to ask for help before she died. Police received a call around 3:40 a.m. Monday that a suspicious person was banging on the door of a home. Officers found…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday as world carriers assessed the situation following the crash of one of the aircraft in Ethiopia. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the order was issued at 9:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Monday…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Police are asking for your help in locating a missing St. Louis County man. According to the Chesterfield Police Department, 36-year-old William Murphy went missing Thursday, March 7th. He was last seen at his parents’ home on Spring Gate Drive. Murphy is described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches tall,…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Visitation is Monday for Godfrey Fire Captain Jake Ringering, who was killed in the line of duty last week. Doors will be open from 2 PM until 8 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton, with a tribute planned for 6 PM. Funeral services are scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Missouri school districts will receive $3.5 million to build tornado shelters. The State Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that the grants will go to schools in Christian, Lawrence and McDonald counties. The planned safe rooms would shelter more than 2,250 people. The projects will require local matches ranging from…
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, an administration said Sunday, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise. The request would more than double…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Much of Venezuela remained engulfed by darkness into early Friday amid one of the largest power outages in years, raising tensions in a country already on edge from ongoing political turmoil. The blackout hit 22 of 23 states by some accounts. It struck the capital Caracas, which until now has been…