KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says federal drug enforcement officials didn’t hold major drug distributors accountable while prescription opioids flowed into Missouri between 2012 and 2017. McCaskill released a report Wednesday that she says found three major distributors reported wildly different numbers of suspicious shipments of opioids to the U.S. Drug…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press . BLENHEIM PALACE, England (AP) — President Donald Trump traded one hot spot for another Thursday, leaving behind a contentious NATO gathering in Brussels and moving on to Britain, where he found a government in turmoil and sizable protests shadowing his every move. All was serene,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis-based Build-A-Bear has pulled the plug on a promotion it scheduled for today (July 12, 2018) called Pay Your Age. In the promotion, customers would be able to buy one of Build-A-Bear’s stuffed pets for their age … children included. No age identification was required. But the promotion exceeded the company’s expectations…
By JAY REEVES , Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Family and friends are preparing to say goodbye to an Imo’s pizza delivery man who was murdered in south St. Louis. Dave Matthews was delivering a pizza on the Fourth of July when he was shot. He died a few days later. A visitation will be held for Matthews will be held…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe (all times local): 2:50 a.m. President Donald Trump has jolted the NATO summit in Brussels by turning a spotlight on Germany’s ties to Russia and openly questioning the value of the military alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades. Trump declared…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A twice-convicted killer who wants to die rather than spend his life in prison was about an hour from eating his final meal Wednesday when he found out a Nevada judge had indefinitely delayed his execution after a pharmaceutical company objected to the use of one of its drugs to put…
Maplewood, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council is partnering with the ACLU of Missouri in an effort to change a controversial nuisance ordinance in the City of Maplewood. A community discussion was held Wednesday night at the Salvation Army. The ordinance states that a residential address with two or more police…
CEDAR HILL (KTRS) A Jefferson County man has been charged following a five-hour standoff in Cedar Hill during which he wouldn’t let officers near a woman’s body. Charges of first degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon have been filed against Steven E. Treece of Cedar Hill. Jefferson County Captain Gary…
BRUSSELS (AP) — Canada on Wednesday offered to lead NATO’s new military training mission in Iraq, as the world’s biggest security alliance seeks to prove it remains relevant despite deep trans-Atlantic divisions over trade, Iran and climate change. With President Donald Trump lashing out at allies like Canada and Germany for failing to respect their…