Washington D.C. (KTRS) U.S. Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley is calling on the United States Coast Guard to adopt NTSB recommendations following the duck boat tragedy at Table Rock Lake. In a letter sent to Admiral Karl Schultz, Hawley urged the adoption of recommendations issued in last month’s report on the 2018 tragedy. In the…
Washington D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Democratic leaders after saying he has been taking the malaria drug he has touted as a treatment for the coronavirus. Trump told reporters Monday that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine and a zinc supplement daily for a week and a half. Trump’s own government says…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit accuses four white suburban St. Louis police officers of brutalizing a 68-year-old black woman and her adult son after wrongly accusing them of stealing a television. Marvia Gray alleges she suffered serious injuries while being arrested at a Sam’s Club store in Des Peres, Missouri, on March 23. The…
(AP) Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street, extending a global rally, as the U.S. market bounces back from its worst week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 3.2% Monday. Investors were encouraged to see that European countries were taking more steps to lift lockdowns put in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak. They…
New York, NY (AP) — Japan’s economy plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched business activity, while leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop. China, which reported just seven new cases on Monday,…
Belleville, IL (KTRS) Police in the metro-east need your help finding a missing Belleville girl. In a release, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department says 14-year-old Mya Reagan is believed to have run away. She is described as an African-American girl, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 165 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are rushing to pass as many bills as possible before their 6 p.m. Friday deadline. Bills passed on Friday would ensure free coronavirus testing if recommended by a patient’s doctor. Another provision would end local rules requiring a prescription to get the allergy medication pseudoephedrine. Edible medical marijuana…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Local leaders on the Texas border are asking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they’re worried about relaxing lockdown measures after COVID-19 cases in their community surged by 60% in the past two weeks. Abbott on Monday is set…
O’Fallon, MO (AP) — Large events are slowly starting up again in Missouri, even as some experts worry that it’s too soon. The state is more willing than most to permit sports, concerts and shows following the economic shutdown aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus. A youth baseball tournament near St. Louis last…
Manila, Philippines (AP) — More than 150,000 people are riding out a weakening typhoon in emergency shelters in the Philippines after a mass evacuation that was complicated and slowed by the coronavirus. The typhoon has weakened and was blowing northwestward toward the populous main northern island of Luzon. There was no immediate reports of casualties…