St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – The partial federal government shutdown is impacting the St. Louis area The Gateway Arch and the Old Courthouse are closed due to the shutdown. The partial shutdown will also have an impact on farmers, as the USDA will close local and state farm service centers across the United States.
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a body was found in an alley in downtown St. Charles. Investigators say a man’s body was discovered on N. 2nd Street and Franklin streets around 7:30 p.m Friday. There’s no word on how the man died. The victim’s name hasn’t been released.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend Christmas in Washington due to the partial government shutdown. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump’s wife, Melania, will fly back from Florida so they can spend the holiday together. Mrs. Trump and their 12-year-old son, Barron, flew down on Friday, hoping to keep the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is seeing a dramatic uptick in HIV diagnoses, a trend that is mostly concentrated in the central part of the state, according to health experts. New HIV diagnoses in Missouri increased by more than 10 percent between 2013 and 2016, which is the most recent state data available. But the…
By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial federal shutdowtook hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished Mexican border wall, a chaotic postscript for Republicans in the waning days of their two-year reign controlling…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a St. Louis man accused of killing nine people since 2008 during his involvement in a drug trafficking ring. Anthony Jordan pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday. Prosecutors say Jordan killed three people in 2008,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records released Friday by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley show employees of his office frequently used private email for official business and were given directions from the political consultants who led Hawley’s successful campaign for the U.S Senate. In a Jan. 19, 2017, email chain, comprised of private email addresses…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has adjourned without a deal on spending, virtually guaranteeing a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday. Senators are also being told there will be no further votes Friday as talks continue. President Donald Trump’s team was on Capitol Hill late Friday trying to broker a compromise as he pushes for…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after a late night shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot at just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. He was found in his car, which had crashed on I-44 near 7th Street. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s…
By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on “for a very long time” and he tried to lay blame on congressional Democrats if there’s no deal over his demand…