Godfrey, IL (KTRS) A metro-east community is in mourning after a firefighter is killed and 3 others injured in a house fire. According to the Madison County Sheriffs Department, just after 4 PM Tuesday, a call was received for a fire in 4000 block of Culp Lane in Bethalto. Fosterburg Fire Department was dispatched and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Lewis Reed is one step closer to a 4th term as President of the St. Louis Board of Alderman. Lewis Reed, who has served as board president for 12 years, defeated State Senator Jamilah Nasheed, Alderman Megan Green, and former Alderman Jimmie Matthews in the Democratic Primary Tuesday. Voters made their…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The extreme cold is prompting St. Louis City to extend its Winter Shelter and Outreach Operations for Tuesday night. City officials say additional cots are being made available in anticipation of the very cold winter weather for sheltering and support of the homeless. Individuals or families who may need shelter should go…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — One man is in custody and another hospitalized after a dispute over a handicapped parking spot at a Missouri Target store turned violent. The shooting happened around noon Tuesday in St. Charles. Police say a 65-year-old man shot a 21-year-old Amazon delivery driver who had parked in the handicapped spot,…
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, and the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities, officials said Tuesday. More than 76,000 migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, more than double the number from the same period last…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) A new program is effectively treating hypertension in underserved communities, according to a Mizzou study. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects an estimated 31 percent of the world’s population. Low income countries, such as the Dominican Republic, are disproportionately affected. To combat the issue, researchers at the University of Missouri partnered with…
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won’t run for president in 2020, but vows she’s “not going anywhere.” The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV station News12 . Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says, “I’m…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s general revenue is growing, with the month of February up almost 18 percent over last February. State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Monday that net general revenue collections for February 2019 increased 17.9 percent compared to those for February 2018, from $476 million last year to $561 million this year.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A woman is dead after an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was found shot to death in a vehicle in the 8300 block of North Broadway around 1 a.m. Monday. There’s no word of any arrests or a motive. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings…
By KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Rescuers prepared Monday to tear through the rubble of mobile homes and houses in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people. The trail of destruction was at least half a mile wide and overwhelmed…