St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The medical community is celebrating a new hospital that is being built in St. Louis. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for the new SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital and Ambulatory Care Center. The $550 million project is being constructed along Grand in Midtown St. Louis near current SLU…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Coast Guard official says helicopters rescued 18 people from boats and barges that were in distress because of Harvey. Capt. Tony Hahn, commander of the Corpus Christi sector, said Saturday that the two helicopters managed to rescue the people when it became safe enough to do so. He says…
GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a mother and her son were among four people shot to death in a north St. Louis County home. Police say the killer or killers remain at large Saturday. St. Louis County police spokesman Benjamin Granda says investigators have determined the deaths were not a murder-suicide. The bodies…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Today is designated as National Women’s Equality Day. This holiday commemorates the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. This holiday has a special meaning for two local business women. Managing Directors and Partners Barbara C. Archer and Carol R. Rogers reflect on their careers in financial services, as well as…
Sunset Hills, MO (KTRS) Two suspects are in custody after firing at police during a chase. Police say an officer pulled over a woman and her male passenger in Sunset Hills early Saturday morning. The pursuit began after the driver fled the scene. According to police, shots were fired from the suspects’ car. The gunfire…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A political organization continues to urge Congresswoman Ann Wagner to attend their town hall meetings. On Thursday night the organization, Missouri 2nd District for Change, held an Ann Wagner town hall in St. Charles. However, Wagner was a no show. She’s currently on a congressional delegation overseas. Al Gerber, a board…
Glasgow Village, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after four people, including a child were found dead in a north county home. Police were called to perform a welfare check late Thursday night at a home in the 10000 block of Balmoral Drive in Glasgow Village. After making entry into the home, officers found the bodies…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ legislative leaders say they’ve reached a tentative agreement in the state’s school funding fight, but details are still being worked out. Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin issued a statement Thursday saying there’s “agreement in principle,” but wording won’t be released until “drafts have been reviewed.”…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump plans to make a public push to overhaul the nation’s tax system next week in Springfield, Missouri. The White House says the president will be making the stop in southwest Missouri on Wednesday to begin selling his administration’s calls to change the tax system. Administration officials have said Trump…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Former Missouri U.S. Senator John Danforth says he’s concerned about the future of the Republican Party in the era of President Trump. Senator Danforth, who retired from the Senate in 1995, wrote an opinion column that appears in Friday’s edition of the Washington Post. On the McGraw Show, Senator Danforth worried that there’s…