WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) – Construction is scheduled to begin Monday on a new Missouri River bridge at the eastern Missouri town of Washington. Gov. Jay Nixon was in Washington Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The new bridge carrying Highway 47 traffic will replace an old, narrow bridge that was built more than 80 years ago.…
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield are searching for a man who broke into a home, robbed a couple and locked them in a closet. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crime happened Thursday night. The man and woman were not injured. Police say the intruder hid his…
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on Illinois’ handling of a health insurance rate increase request. Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s leading insurer, is suggesting price increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for individual health plans. Illinois Department of Insurance regulators…
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales were unchanged in July from the previous month, a sign that consumers were cautious after three months of solid gains. The Commerce Department says Americans spent less at clothing shops, sporting goods stores and electronics and appliance outlets. Spending at grocery stores fell by the most in more than…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump is now saying that his description of President Barack Obama as a founder of the Islamic State group was sarcasm. At a rally Wednesday, Trump said that Obama “is the founder of ISIS,” using one acronym for the group. He repeated that in two interviews Thursday. But in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gun violence continues in the city of St. Louis. Police say late Thursday night a man was shot on De Giverville Avenue near Kingsbury in west St. Louis. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name hasn’t been released and there’s no word of any arrests.…
