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…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Funeral arrangements are set for the Godfrey firefighter killed in the line of duty earlier this week. Captain Jake Ringering will be laid to rest Tuesday at 10 AM. Visitation is set for Monday from 2 PM to 8 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton, with a tribute planned for…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Two soldiers from an Army Reserve unit in Illinois have died while serving in Kuwait. The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the deaths of 37-year-old Sgt. Holli Bolinski of Pinckneyville, Illinois, and 20-year-old Spc. Jackson Johnson of Hillsboro, Missouri. Both soldiers died Tuesday as a result of what the…
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen’s attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigators zero in on the president’s pardon power. The issue of pardons has emerged as a key…
MANCHESTER, NH (AP) — New Hampshire has been good to Bernie Sanders, delivering him a 22-point victory in 2016 that was one of his biggest blowouts that year. But as he launches his second campaign for the presidency, there are early signs that he doesn’t have a lock on the nation’s first primary. More than…
Washington, DC (AP) As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants. Under a proposed plan, the Department of Homeland Security would provide the Census Bureau with…
St. Peters, MO (KTRS) An O’Fallon, Missouri man is charged with invasion of privacy after he allegedly photographed women changing at an area gym. According to court records, 26-year-old Michael Koch was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posting 175 pictures of women undressing on a Russian website. The photos are believed to have been taken between…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Public Service Commission approves an agreement allowing Ameren Missouri to build a wind farm in northwestern Missouri. The 157 megawatt power plant, known as the Brickyard Hills Wind Facility, would be constructed, owned, and operated by Ameren Missouri in Atchison County. Under the agreement, Ameren Missouri will comply with…
Charges have been filed in St. Charles Target store parking lot shooting. Prosecutors say 65-year old Larry Thomlison, pictured, has been charged with one count of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the incident that occurred yesterday at the Target store on Mexico Road in St. Charles. He’s accused of shooting an Amazon delivery…