St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The U.S. House moves to save the Land and Water Conservation Fund by approving a sweeping package of public lands bills that includes a measure to permanently reauthorize the program for the first time in its 54-year-history. Across the country, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has helped protect national…
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and conman who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex and lied about his business interests in Russia throughout the campaign that sent him to the White House. Cohen,…
By MAGGIE MICHAEL , Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A locomotive crashed into a barrier at Cairo’s main train station at high speed on Wednesday, causing its fuel tank to explode and triggering a huge fire, leaving at least 25 people dead, officials said. Railway officials said the single railcar was traveling too fast when…
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump hoped for “great things” from his second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as he paid a courtesy call Wednesday on his Vietnamese hosts. Kim remained in his locked-down hotel for a large part of the day but was expected to take in some sights before the leaders open…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis police officer is deceased after being involved in wrong-way crash in North County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a wrong-way crash that occurred at about 7 o’clock last night on Highway 367 near the Jamestown exit. One person was killed…
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For his second summit with President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opted to go retro — riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. Kim’s decision to take the train all the way across China was probably prompted at least in part by security considerations— his train is…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A precautionary boil advisory is in effect for parts of St. Charles County following a water main break. According to Missouri American Water, the boil advisory impacts roughly 1,500 customers in parts of Cottleville, O’Fallon, and Weldon Spring. Customers will need to boil their water for approximately three minutes before consuming.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Lawmakers are taking steps to combat carjackings in Missouri. Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined other lawmakers during a Monday press conference to announce a measure to better track carjackings and create harsher penalties. The statute was introduced that would allow prosecutors to charge carjackers with motor vehicle hijacking rather than a broader robbery…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries should brace for the prospect of potentially serious flooding this spring, in large part because of an unusually snowy winter to the north. The National Weather Service office in suburban St. Louis on Friday released its…
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May remains convinced March 29 remains a realistic Brexit date, despite the EU urging Britain to delay its departure from the bloc to avoid a chaotic rupture. May said after meeting with several EU leaders at a summit in Egypt that “it is within our grasp…