By NOMAAN MERCHANT, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — About 500 of the more than 2,300 children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border have been reunited since May, a senior Trump administration official said Thursday, as confusion mounted over the “zero tolerance” policy that called for…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners braved drizzling rain to attend the funeral for fashion designer Kate Spade in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Many of those attending the Thursday church service carried her iconic purses. Her family released a statement shortly before the funeral began, saying her father had died the…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday, talking with children and staff as she got a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally. The first lady’s stop…
Wildwood, MO (KTRS) Retired Army Sergeant Legrand Strickland and his wife Carrie are all ready making memories in their new home and it’s not even fully built. On Thursday morning the Gary Sinise Foundation held a “Walls of Honor” event, where the community was invited to write inspirational messages on the walls of the specially…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Citizens for Modern Transit in partnership with the St. Louis Regional Chamber hosted a “Talking Transit” presentation Thursday morning in an effort to help the community regain confidence in safe and secure rides aboard MetroLink. The eight month security assessment was authorized by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. St.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed to investigate a confirmed case of West Nile virus in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says Wednesday the state saw its first human case of the virus for 2018 in mid-May. The case occurred earlier in the season than usual,…
NOMAAN MERCHANT and COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out and deep concern that the changes don’t go far enough, allowing children to still be held in detention even…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A new initiative is underway to help residents find affordable housing in St. Louis County. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger signed an executive order on Wednesday to create the St. Louis County Affordable Housing Trust Fund Task Force. Stenger announced this action during a press conference at the St. Louis…
By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border. It was a dramatic turnaround for…
By AMY TAXIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO , Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors were expected to begin making their case Wednesday against a Southern California couple suspected of starving and shackling their children in a case that drew worldwide headlines when the parents were arrested last winter. David and Louise Turpin are scheduled to…