St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cold is to blame for claiming the life of a homeless man. Police say the body of the 54-year-old victim was found in a trash bin near the St. Louis Brewery Apartments on Monday. Autopsy results are pending, but investigators believe the man froze to death. The victim’s name hasn’t…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis City leaders need the public’s help during this dangerous cold. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson asks that you check on neighbors, particularly the elderly, the sick, and people who live alone.City leaders are also asking people to watch for any homeless persons in need of shelter. “It is dangerously…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump says the people of Iran are “finally acting against the brutal and corrupt” government. Trump tweeted Tuesday that the Iranian people have “little food, big inflation and no human rights.” He adds: “The U.S. is watching.” It was Trump’s latest comment on the largest anti-government demonstrations in Iran…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The New Year brings an increase in Missouri’s minimum wage. The minimum wage for the state goes up $.15 an hour on January 1, 2018. This brings the new minimum wage is $7.85 an hour. St. Louis City approved measure to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2017.…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking a low temperature record, icing some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories covering a vast area from South Texas…
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world will pack into Times Square on Sunday for what’s expected to be a flashy but frigid start to the new year. Revelers are likely to begin lining up in the bitter cold in the early afternoon, hours…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis after three people were shot. Police say the victims were shot around 8 p.m. Saturday on Michigan and Holly Hills in south St. Louis. One victim was shot in the ankle, the second victim was shot in the arm, and a third…
By MARY ESCH, Associated Press Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revelers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year’s Eve ball drops on record. Brutal weather has iced plans for scores…
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, law enforcement officials said Saturday. Wichita Deputy Police…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has named a state economist as the head of his office of management and budget. A late Friday statement from Rauner’s office says Hans Zigmund will take over the job on Jan. 15. He’s replacing Scott Harry, who is taking a position with the Illinois State Board of…