By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens assured black faith leaders Monday in St. Louis that the rights of peaceful protesters will be protected if unrest occurs after a judge rules in a former police officer’s murder trial. But after the meeting at Washington Metropolitan AME Zion Church, the Republican…
ST. LOUIS (AP)Â Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is reaching out to black faith leaders in St. Louis ahead of a judge’s ruling in a former police officer’s murder trial, saying the time for dialogue is now. The Republican governor met Monday with several dozen people at an AME church. He said before the private meeting that…
O’Fallon,MO (KTRS)  Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our nation. The City of O’Fallon held its annual Patriot Day ceremony to commemorate the events of 9/11. Dozens of residents, first responders, members of the military, and community leaders gathered outside of O’Fallon City Hall for the solemn occasion. O’Fallon Mayor Bill…
ST. LOUIS (AP)Â The number of licensed abortion clinics in Missouri has grown from one to two and third clinic is expected to begin taking appointments soon. Planned Parenthood Great Plains received a license to book appointments for nonsurgical abortions at its Kansas City clinic and consultations are expected to begin Sept. 18. The organization also…
St, Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A St. Louis area veterinarian narrowly escaped Hurricane Irma while on a church mission in Cuba. Dr. Daniel Wentz of Ferguson Animal Hospital had been in Havana since late August with his fellow church members from Gateway Church of the Nazarene, when they received word of the dangerous storm last week.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is preparing to preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in 2001 when hijackers flew commercial airplanes into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The president and first lady Melania Trump plan to observe a moment…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three major St. Louis institutions are joining to improve their efforts to preserve plants and animals. Washington University, The St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden say the new Living Earth Collaborative could make St. Louis an international player in conservation efforts. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the university has…
By JENNIFER KAY and FREIDA FRISARO, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph Sunday, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline. The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the morning in the mostly cleared-out…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A group of clergy members have a warning for the judge deciding the ruling in the first-degree murder trial of a former St. Louis police officer. The group gathered in downtown St. Louis on Friday, where a letter composed by clergy members was read, calling for the conviction of former St.…
St. Petersburg, FLA (AP) Â The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of the massive hurricane made landfall on Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys at 9:10 a.m. Its top sustained winds are 130 mph (215 kph). Forecasters say a gust of 106 mph (171 kph) was reported on Big Pine Key.…