By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA , Associated Press MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Authorities overseeing the rescue operation for 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand said they have a “limited amount of time” to get them out, as they raced against worsening weather and lessening oxygen underground.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Zoo is home to a critically-endangered mongoose lemur baby named Princess Buttercup, and Thursday she made her public debut. When asked about Thursday’s visitors, Victor Alm, Zoological Manager of the Primate Unit stated, “They’ve been very excited, I mean, how can you not be excited about a story…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) Thanks to the federal tax cuts, Ameren Missouri customers are going to see an average six-dollar-21 cent cut in their electric bill, beginning August first. The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement for the rate decrease that’s the result of the cut in the corporate tax rate in the federal tax…
MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — At a gilded temple in Thailand’s mountainous north, Ekapol Chanthawong honed a skill that will serve him well as he sits trapped underground in a dark cave: meditation. Before the 25-year-old was a coach to the young boys on the Wild Boars soccer team — 12 of whom are trapped…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Supreme Court nomination (all times local): 11:10 a.m. A key GOP senator is warning President Donald Trump not to repeat “mistakes” of past Republican presidents by picking a Supreme Court nominee who turns out to be insufficiently conservative. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) After a 4-year hiatus, the Fair St. Louis Airshow is back. Captain Steve Gustafson of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team noted, “We’ve been as far south as El Salvador Central America, Acapulco, to Nova Scotia Canada, Abbotsford Canada… all over everywhere. And we’re glad to be back in St. Louis.” Fair St. Louis…
By CATHERINE LUCEY and KEN THOMAS , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices and plans to meet with a few more as his White House aggressively mobilizes to select a replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Eager to build suspense, Trump wouldn’t divulge whom he’s talking…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The newly renovated Gateway Arch Museum and Visitors Center is officially open. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this Tuesday morning to mark the completion of the five-year project. Hundreds of tourists and St. Louisans braved the heat to see this moment in history. Senator Roy Blunt was among the honorary dignitaries…
Cahokia, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after three teens were shot in the metro-east. Investigators say the victims were gunned down around 7:30 p.m. Monday on Westwood Road in Cahokia. One of the victims, 15-year-old Traenez Brown Jr, died of his injuries. The two other victims are in critical condition. There’s no word…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials say fireworks-related injuries are becoming a growing danger on Independence Day despite the state’s ban on most consumer fireworks. At least 2,000 people statewide have been injured by fireworks over the last decade, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number includes a record 349 people hurt by…