Washington D.C. (AP) — First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night. President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Trump himself pardoned a reformed felon, used…
Lebanon, MO (KTRS) The newborn baby girl who was the subject of Tuesday’s Amber Alert is found safe. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the little girl was found at around 8:30 Tuesday night in Laclede County. The alert was issued Tuesday afternoon out of Lebanon, Missouri, when Steven Bohlinger and another man were supposed…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Republicans opened Monday night’s prime-time convention with dark warnings about America’s future if President Donald Trump doesn’t win a second term. But then two of the Republican Party’s rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of Trump’s leadership. They cast him as a protector of religious freedom, the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) MoDOT says that part of I-270 in north county will be closed this weekend. Crews will close the highway in both directions starting at 9 P.M. Friday until 5 A.M. Monday to demolish the Washington / Elizabeth Bridge. Westbound traffic will be forced to exit at Washington / Elizabeth, then proceed…
Washington D.C. (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest-serving advisers, Kellyanne Conway, says she will be leaving the White House at the end of the month. Conway was Trump’s campaign manager during the stretch run of the 2016 race, and she was the first woman to successfully steer a White House…
Lockport, IL (KTRS) The Illinois State Police announce the continued investigation into a 28-year-old cold case. On the anniversary of her disappearance, state police said Sunday that they are still seeking information on the death of then 21-year-old Tammy Zywicki. Back on August 23rd 1992, Zywicki departed Evanston, Illinois for Iowa where she was enrolled…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) TEH Realty Managing Partner, Michael Fein, is being indicted by a grand jury on felony charges. TEH Realty, which operates a number of low-income area apartment complexes, including Southwest Crossing in Carondelet and Blue Fountain in Baden, has faced harsh criticism over the past year for sub-standard living conditions. Fein was indicted…
Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden has accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to take on national crises and declaring that “we will overcome this season of darkness.” Biden’s nomination marks the pinnacle — so far —of a political career that has spanned almost a half century. The former vice president, who at 77 years…
Moscow, Russia (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is on a hospital ventilator after falling ill from a suspected poisoning. His spokeswoman said on Twitter that Navalny felt unwell on a flight to Moscow and the plane made an emergency landing. Kira Yarmysh said Navalny lost consciousness and must have consumed poison in the…
Collinsville, IL (KTRS) A man is facing charges related to a shooting at a metro-east housing complex. According to Illinois State Police, St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric charged 22-year-old Jordan Yates yesterday with one count of 1st-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Yates allegedly shot and killed Robert…