CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say two Iowa men have drowned in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks after one of the men began struggling and the other man attempted to save him. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victims as 46-year-old Dennis Michel, of Ankeny, Iowa, and 40-year-old Jacob Seeman, of Woodward, Iowa. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is airing a campaign ad in which he says he is “committed to securing our borders” with an image of a fence as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeatedly promises to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The ad comes a day after Trump thanked Ryan’s primary…
METAIRIE, La. (AP) – Louisiana’s law requiring eyebrow threaders to take 750 hours in beauty school is raising eyebrows and a lawsuit. A libertarian nonprofit law firm says it is suing. Threading plucks hair by pulling twisted thread along the skin, rather than tweezing hairs one at a time. Louisiana threaders need an esthetician’s license,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s Primary Election Day in Missouri. Missouri’s top political offices are up for grabs in today’s primary. This includes the race for attorney general, lieutenant governor, and one of the most hotly contested races for the G-O-P gubernatorial nomination. Those candidates are businessman John Brunner, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens,…
CHICAGO (AP) – Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers. The leading insurer on Illinois’ exchange, Blue Cross Blue Shield, is proposing increases for 2017 ranging from 23 percent to 45 percent for…
( KTRS ) Authorities have released the identities of the family killed in a murder-suicide in Bridgeton Saturday morning. Police report the deceased are 73 yr old Thomas Comer and his wife Carole, their son John and daughter Rebecca. Thomas Comer, reportedly shot the three family members before turning the gun on himself.
( KTRS ) A man suffering from the early stages of dementia has gone missing from his home. Police report that 64 yr old Ivory Kelly was last seen at his home on Churchill Drive between the hours of 6-8pm Monday night. Kelly is described as, 6’1″, 160 lbs, with gray hair, brown eyes, and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Nine members of Missouri’s congressional delegation – one senator and all eight members of the House – are on the ballot in the primary election. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is facing three little-known challengers Tuesday in the Republican primary, but he has long been focused on his expected general election opponent,…
