Target set to close Jennings store
The location in Buzz Westfall Plaza will close August 20
Monsanto rejects Bayer’s $62 billion bid to buy company
Bayer can now raise its bid, walk away, or try to begin a hostile takeover
Senator Roy Blunt calls on VA Secretary to resign
(KTRS/AP) – The Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is facing calls to resign after he compared wait times at clinics to the wait for rides at Disney theme parks. Senator Roy Blunt described the comment as “right out of Never Never Land.” Illinois US Representative and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth did not call for…
House panel hearing lawmaker who wants IRS chief impeached
WASHINGTON (AP) – A leading House Republican is telling Congress that IRS chief John Koskinen should be impeached because he’s misled congressional investigators probing his agency. In prepared remarks to the House Judiciary Committee, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he has no confidence Koskinen is running his agency “with any integrity.” Chaffetz is leading an…
Missouri Senator Blunt calls on VA secretary to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Republican senator is calling for Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to resign after McDonald compared long wait times at VA health care sites to waiting in line at a Disney amusement park. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said McDonald’s “preposterous statement is right out of `Never-never land,’ ” and said the…
MSD crews working to repair force main sewer break.
( KTRS ) Crews with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District have responded to and are making repairs to an underground force main sewer break at Jamestown Mall. A mall security officer noticed the break and reported it to MSD. MSD had to shut down the nearby pump station to allow crews to make repairs. As…