By GARY FINEOUT and BRENDAN FARRINGTON , Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A hand recount began Friday in Florida’s acrimonious U.S. Senate contest after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson separated by fewer than 13,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast. Under…
(KTRS) St. Louis MO Three separate people and a Family Dollar store were held up by gunpoint in St. Louis during the snow storm Thursday morning. St. Louis Police report that a 16-year-old girl was approached by two men with a gun in the 42 hundred block of Grand overnight. Then around 5 A.M., a…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG , Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it will deport an American citizen it detained one month ago for illegally entering the country. The announcement suggests that North Korea still wants to maintain the mood for dialogue with the United States despite stalled nuclear…
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Bass Pro Shops pulled a used 1978 Winchester rifle commemorating the Cherokee Trail of Tears from one of its Arkansas store’s shelves and apologized to the tribe after a photo of the gun led to calls to boycott the outdoor gear chain. A customer in Rogers, Arkansas, posted photos of the…
Eds: Updates with information from Philadelphia. Restructures story. Revises summary, headline. AP Video. Audio. With AP Photos. NEW YORK (AP) — One of the first big storms of the season moved across the eastern half of the country Thursday, contributing to at least seven traffic deaths and closing schools as it dropped snow as far…
By: Jill Enders St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) It was a parent’s worst nightmare. Nine-year-old Angie Housman disappeared on November 18, 1993 after getting off of the school bus in St. Ann. Although there was so shortage in manpower to find the missing fourth grader, the case left investigators baffled. Robert Lowery, Jr. was the commander…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The major winter storm has resulted in hundreds of school closings, along with other cancellations. School Closings Academy at Day Spring | CLOSED Academy of St. Louis – Chesterfield | CLOSED Affton School District | CLOSED Al Manara Academy | CLOSED Al Salam Day School | CLOSED All Saints Academy –…
By ANNABELLE LIANG and ELAINE KURTENBACH , Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The U.S. and China offered rival visions for the Asia-Pacific region Thursday at a summit of Southeast Asian nations whose economies and strategic interests are deeply entwined with both powers, with Vice President Mike Pence saying there was no room for “empire or aggression”…
(KTRS) St. Louis MO The National Weather Service has reported a winter storm warning for the bi-state area overnight and into Thursday. Five to eight inches of snow is expected to fall. KTRS is getting numerous reports in our listening area of cars and tractor-trailers sliding off highways. Salt trucks are out but visibility is…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Dozens of schools, businesses, and organizations have cancellations ahead of the impending winter storm. School Closings Apprende High School | Snow Schedule Apprende Private School | Snow Schedule Christ the King | CLOSED Jefferson College | Open at 10 am Mineral Area College | No PM Classes Our Lady of the…