By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month’s massacre of 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In nearly 3,000 protests nationwide, students from…
By BILL BARROW, MARC LEVY and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press MT. LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A razor’s edge separated Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone early Wednesday in their closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, where a surprisingly strong bid by first-time candidate Lamb severely tested Donald Trump’s sway in a GOP stronghold. Lamb claimed…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Josh Hawley’s campaign for the U.S. Senate is officially underway. The Missouri Republican launched his run with a three stop tour in the state on Tuesday. The Missouri Attorney General’s last stop was in Chesterfield. Speaking to over 100 supporters, Hawley attacked incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. “I know that Missouri is…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rex Tillerson is out as secretary of state. President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he’s naming CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace Tillerson. Pompeo is to be replaced at CIA by Gina Haspel, Pompeo’s deputy at CIA. She would be the first woman in that role. Tillerson had just returned from…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Schnuck Markets is voluntarily recalling ground beef purchased at three of its St. Louis-area stores. The affected stores are Schnucks Lindenwood in St. Charles, Schnucks Collinsville, and the Town and Country Schnucks on Woods Mill Road. The recall stems from packaging materials mixed in with the product. Schnucks Lindenwood, 1900 First Capitol…
CARNEGIE, Pa. (AP) — Polls are open in western Pennsylvania as voters settle a high profile special congressional race being watched for clues to the upcoming midterm elections. Republican Rick Saccone is trying to stave off an upset by Democrat Conor Lamb in a Pittsburgh-area district that backed President Donald Trump by 20 percentage points…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley is traveling the state to kick off his campaign. The attorney general will visit the Kansas City area, Springfield and St. Louis on Tuesday. He’s making a bid for the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill. Hawley officially announced his…
By WILL WEISSERT and DAVID WARREN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they’re considering whether race was a factor because all of…
Crestwood, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing elderly man from Poplar Bluff. Police say 77-year-old David Willis was last seen Sunday afternoon near the 5400 block of Route T. He was headed to Crestwood but never arrived. Willis suffers from dementia and diabetes. He is described as white, height 5…
Ladue, MO (KTRS) Members of Westboro Baptist Church plan to gather outside of John Burroughs School in Ladue on Monday in protest of a student-gay athlete.. The protest centers around football player Jake Bain who revealed his sexual orientation last fall. In response to the protest, students, staff, and community members are holding a counter…