Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) One person is dead after a fiery accident involving two tractor trailers in Chesterfield. Authorities say around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, one tractor trailer was stalled on the shoulder along eastbound 64 near Boone’s Crossing. That’s when another tractor trailer collided into the stalled semi. The eastbound lanes remain closed. Only one westbound lane…
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSEPH PISANI , Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amazon will split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City in northern Virginia, according to a person familiar with the plans. The online retailer is expected to make an official announcement later Tuesday. The person was…
A Belleville Illinois woman, man and child escape an overnight house fire around one thirty this morning. The was in the 23 hundred block of West Main. The man suffered minor smoke inhalation, the cause of the fire is reported to have started in the sofa.
By GILLIAN FLACCUS , Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The blue of an unfurled body bag has become a gut-wrenching splash of color in this apocalyptic landscape as pressure mounts to account for the hundreds of missing people after a wildfire roared through the California town of Paradise. Coroner search teams, many accompanied by a…
By LISA MASCARO , AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to a changed political landscape Tuesday as newly-elected lawmakers arrive in Washington, the parties elect new leadership and incumbents square off for one final legislative sprint before House Democrats take power. Voters swept away eight years of House Republican control in last week’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9 p.m. Monday. Snow began falling throughout the region late morning, with some areas seeing three inches of accumulation. Parts of St. Charles County had close to three inches, while parts of St. Louis had less than an inch. MODOT warns that roadways…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis lawyer who tried to get the financial records of a dark money group associated with former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has announced that he is running for attorney general. Elad (El-AHD’) Gross said Monday that he is running as a Democrat in the 2020 attorney general’s election.…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with dozens of rockets and mortar shells Monday while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in what appeared to be the most intense exchange of fire since the 2014 war. Palestinian officials said at least three people, including two militants, were killed by…
BISMARCK, MO (AP) — Authorities are investigating a woman’s death in southeast Missouri as a homicide. KFVS-TV reports that the 67-year-old woman was found dead Sunday afternoon in her home in the St. Francois County town of Bismarck. Police and the sheriff’s department say evidence at the scene indicates the death was a homicide. A person…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A state House committee plans a hearing to consider questions surrounding the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee on Tuesday will review a $26 million collection of Lincoln artifacts the organization’s fundraising foundation purchased and the more than $9 million remaining on the loan . Included is an iconic…