Portland, OR (AP) — The Trump administration and Oregon leaders declared victory after it was announced that U.S. agents guarding a federal courthouse during violent demonstrations in Portland will pull back, but it wasn’t clear the agreement will reduce tensions that have led to more than two months of protests. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a shooting in north county. The incident unfolded just after 4:30 P.M. Tuesday when Hillsdale police responded to a shooting call in the 6400 block of Jesse Jackson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the scene was actually in the 2000 block of Cherry Avenue. That’s where…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are grappling this week with the timing and scope of their next policy moves at a time when the raging viral pandemic has weakened the U.S. economy. No major changes are likely when the Fed releases a statement Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting ends and just before…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east financial advisor pleads guilty to defrauding his clients of $1.5 Million Dollars. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 45-year-old Douglas Kiffmeyer entered the guilty plea Monday – to a 17-count federal indictment for wire fraud, failure to file income tax returns, and money laundering. Kiffmeyer – who represented…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Congressional leaders praised the late congressman John Lewis as a moral force for the nation in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the civil rights icon. In a solemn display of bipartisan unity Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Lewis “the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 3 people are recovering after being shot outside of a Laclede’s Landing night club. According to St. Louis Police, officers responded to a shooting call just before 2 o’clock yesterday morning at Big Daddy’s, which is located in the 100 block of Laclede. That’s where people were waiting in line when…
Portland, OR (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, say a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails was found at a park near where protests have erupted for two months following the death of George Floyd. Police shared a photo of the items in a tweet saying someone pointed out the bag to officers…
Chicago, IL (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently made clear that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is a subject of a criminal investigation into influence peddling to benefit an energy utility. The question now is whether the Democrat and the nation’s longest serving statehouse speaker will actually be charged. Some legal experts say that signs from…
Beijing, China (AP) — China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict. The order followed the U.S. closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston after Washington accused Chinese agents of trying to steal medical and other research in Texas. The Chinese…
Beijing, China (AP) — China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in an attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. The rocket carrying the orbiter and rover took off under clear skies from an island south of China’s mainland. Hundreds of space enthusiasts cried out…