WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August to a still-high 8.4% from 10.2%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far, the government said Friday in one of the last major economic reports before Election Day. Employers added 1.4 million jobs last month, the Labor Department…
Kenosha, WI (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told residents in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that the turmoil their city has experienced following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help the nation confront centuries of systemic racism. The Democrat sought to draw a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump, who visited Kenosha…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) If you take Bellefontaine Road to westbound 270 at Dunn Road as part of your daily commute, you’ll need to find an alternate route. In a release, MoDOT says the entrance ramp to 270 will be closed beginning at 9 A.M. on Tuesday September 8th. The closure is expected to remain…
Election officials are bracing for a potentially chaotic election, trying to navigate the risks of voting during a pandemic, a tidal wave of mail ballots and the president fanning skepticism about the validity of the tabulation. They have scrambled to enlist sports teams to help recruit poll workers, secured grants to stock up on face…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A faction of Republican lawmakers have forced through a bill that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides. Senators voted 22-8 to pass the bill early Thursday morning. Republican Sen. Bob Onder says St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is soft on crime and needs help.…
New York, NY (AP) — Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Mets icon Tom Seaver has died at 75. Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. His family announced in 2019 he had dementia. Tom Terrific was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, the revered and resplendent star…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing west county man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 74-year-old Richard Pierson went missing from the 700 block of Arbor Ridge Court in Ballwin just before 12 A.M. Wednesday. He was headed to a dentist appointment, but did not arrive. His…
St. Louis, MO (AP) A bill that would temporarily end a decades-long requirement that St. Louis police live in the city has passed the Missouri House and Senate. On Tuesday, the Senate’s public safety committee voted 5-2 in favor of the measure, which would lift the residency requirement for police, firefighters and other first responders…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, opting to make a personal appearance in a key battleground state to declare the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina a World War II “Heritage City.” Wilmington is the first city to get that designation and Trump is…
Chicago, IL (AP) — President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in “dark shadows” who arranged flights for black-clad agitators. Trump has offered only a vague secondhand story and says the matter is under investigation. His unsubstantiated assertion echoes viral hoaxes that…