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…
Wood River, IL (KTRS) Police report on Wednesday morning that 80-year-old James Crews has been found safe. Earlier Story: Wood River, IL (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing elderly man from the metro-east. Police say 80-year-old James Crews of Wood River hasn’t been seen since around 9 p.m. Tuesday. He has…
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump searched anxiously Tuesday evening for a way to end the administration’s policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, with their focus shifting to a new plan to keep children in detention longer than now permitted —…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County officials are reporting the first heat related death of the year. Authorities say a 70-year-old Green Park woman died from heat-related issues when her home’s air-conditioning stopped working. The county’s medical examiner’s office reports the woman was found dead last Thursday by a family member. Suzanee McCune,…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party is suing to try to block the appointment of Mike Kehoe as lieutenant governor, reviving a longstanding debate over whether the governor has the power to fill the executive branch’s No. 2 position or whether it can only be filled…