St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Stray Rescue is holding a press conference Tuesday after a dog found freezing in the cold on Friday was euthanized on Monday. Faust, the 6-year-old dog named for the letter carrier who found her, was taken to Stray Rescue in a coma with a temperature too low to read, then transferred…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over the weekend. They…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians are pouring out onto the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across the country, marking the date 40 years ago that’s considered victory day in the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. On Feb. 11 that year, Iran’s military stood down after days of street battles, allowing the revolutionaries to…
Wood River, IL (KTRS) Investigators are working to determine what caused an explosion at a metro-east oil refinery. At around 4:30 PM Sunday, an explosion in a process operation unit injured an employee at Wood River Oil Refinery in Roxana. The refineries’ firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, and the employee was transported to…
By RYAN J. FOLEY , Associated Press In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and courts are issuing an unprecedented number of seizure…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Dozens of accidents are being reported throughout the St. Louis area as a result of the wintry mix. MODOT is warning motorists to stay off of the roadways if possible. The sleet and freezing rain has caused icy conditions. SIdewalks and untreated surfaces are also slick. The latest road conditions in…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Jurors found a man guilty Friday of fatally shooting a St. Louis County police officer in 2016 after he talked on social media and in text messages about wanting to die in a “suicide by cop” encounter. The first-degree murder conviction will send Trenton Forster, 20, to life without the possibility…
The fate of 20-year-old Trenton Forster has been put into the hands of a jury Friday. Forster is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder in 2016. Closing arguments took place Friday morning after the defense rested its case Thursday. The defense has stated that…
By BERNARD CONDON , AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The building that helped Donald Trump make a name for himself in his first big deal in Manhattan is being sold to developers who plan to tear it down. Developer TF Cornerstone said Thursday that it and a group managing billionaire Michael Dell’s money…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress. Bezos, who is also owner…