By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to do more for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump is waiving federal restrictions on foreign ships’ transportation of cargo to the island. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter Thursday that Trump has authorized a waiver for the U.S. territory for a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole on Wednesday called for the U.S. attorney’s office to investigate allegations of police misconduct during protests that followed the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man. Krewson and O’Toole said in a statement…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state, home to the U.S. mainland’s biggest Puerto Rican community, is sending a lot more than thoughts and prayers to the hurricane-ravaged island. Between them, New York state and city have committed hundreds of workers and organized aid ranging from rescue helicopters…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A former St. Louis police captain has been reinstated by the city’s Civil Service Commission a year after other officers accused him of falsifying reports of a crime. Capt. Ryan Cousins had said other officers were blaming him for their own mistakes. His firing last year stemmed from a burglary investigation in which…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) A public hearing of the House Special Committee on Urban issues was held on Wednesday in Clayton. The purpose of the hearing was to address a wide variety of issues impacting minorities. One of those issues was the privatizing St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Representative Courtney Curtis, who chairs the committee, said…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The so-called King of Viagra has been sentenced In federal court in St. Louis. 57-year-old George Patino of Houston has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for smuggling Korean human growth hormone drugs to local pro wrestlers. Patino is also ordered to pay a 95-thousand dollar fine for his part in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are investigating reports from three women that they were sexually assaulted by St. Louis University student athletes early Sunday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports two of the women are students at the university. They went to police early Sunday and reported the assaults happened in an on-campus apartment. Police did…
By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party’s banner campaign promise. “The bill is dead as a door nail,” said Sen.…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) A new initiative is underway to combat human trafficking in Missouri. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley held a press conference on Tuesday morning at the Missouri Chamber of Commerce in Jefferson City, where he announced the formation of the Business Council. This is a coalition of Missouri businesses committed to fighting…
Chicago, IL (KTRS) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he “strongly disagrees” with NFL players protesting during the national anthem. Rauner, a Republican and a former businessman, is part owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. During Sunday’s game in Chicago, all but one of the Steelers players stayed in the locker room during the anthem in protest…