Trenton, NJ (AP) New Jersey congressman Jeff Van Drew could well need the backing of President Donald Trump if he’s going to continue his political career. The Democrat has told aides he will become a Republican. Van Drew stood to become one of the few Democrats opposing impeaching Trump when the House votes this week.…
Normandy, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing north county man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 85-year-old Clarence Young went missing from a location near the intersection of North Hills and Forest View Drive in Normandy at around 9 P.M. Monday. He is described as a black man, 5…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)Â The Missouri Department of Transportation continues to urge motorists to stay off of the roads if possible. Multiple traffic accidents are being reported with this latest round of winter weather. MODOT has more than 200 trucks on area roadways. Crews have been working around the clock and will continue to do…
Washington, D.C. (AP) President Donald Trump is making clear that he intends to participate in at least three general election debates. But he is threatening to sidestep the nonprofit group charged with running them. Trump is complaining, without evidence, that the Commission on Presidential Debates is “stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers.” Trump tweeted…
US stocks are rallying Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong signs of life. Growth in factory activity and retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy beat economists’ expectations for last month. That layered on top of optimism from last week’s trade deal between China and the United States.…
Authorities say at least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places and forced schools to close. The National Weather Service says the wintry weather was part of a storm system that hit parts of the Midwest and was expected to extend…
Keokuk, IA (AP) A deepening sense of volatility is settling over the Democratic Party’s presidential primary election on the eve of the sixth and final debate of 2019. The seven candidates who remain are being forced to grapple with unprecedented distraction from Washington, questions about their core principles and new signs that the party’s energized…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) MoDot says a second round of winter weather could affect this mornings’ commute. The department recommends that you stay home, or delay your travel if you must head out. This second wave has the potential to produce more snow, ice, and freezing rain. There is also a possibility of a refreeze…
The Ferguson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a bank robbery this morning at Great Southern Bank in the 10-thousand 300 block of W. Florissant Ave. The suspect passed a note to the bank teller and demanded money. The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival. We…
General Motors says it is investing $1.5 billion in truck production at a suburban St. Louis plant. GM President Mark Reuss joined Missouri elected officials on Friday to announce the Wentzville plant expansion. Gov. Mike Parson says GM is promising to keep roughly 4,000 jobs at the site. The company has 4,300 workers and any…