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…
CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump is condemning an attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt Friday. The White House says Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi after the attack by a gunman in Helwan killed at least eight members of Egypt’s long-suffering minority community as well as a police officer. Trump “condemned the attack…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis missed out on nearly $17 million in revenue during the last fiscal year because of property tax breaks meant to stimulate development, according to a financial assessment by the city comptroller’s office. The annual report, which quantified the value of the tax breaks, discloses the value of commonly used…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID JEANS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A preschooler toying with the burners on his mother’s stove accidentally sparked New York City’s deadliest fire in decades, an inferno that quickly overtook an apartment building and blocked the main escape route, the fire commissioner said Friday. A dozen people died , and…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Due to the weather forecast of bitterly low temperatures and wind chill, Winterfest at the Arch will close for the season early Friday, Dec. 29, after the 2- 9 p.m. public skate session. Cold weather has forced Six Flags St. Louis to close early. It will not be open Saturday, Dec. 30, through…