SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is pregnant. The Illinois Democrat says she will give birth to her second daughter this spring. It will make her the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. In a statement Tuesday, Duckworth said she and her husband, Bryan, are thrilled their family is getting a little…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal accident on I-64 in west county. Authorities say one person is dead after a car caught on fire after being trapped in a crash with a tractor-trailer on eastbound 64 near Mason. At least 15 vehicles are involved in this accident. This…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are hospitalized after being shot during a carjacking in a north St. Louis. Police say the incident happened at just before 11 p.m. Monday in the 4400 block of Anderson. Upon arrival, police found a female victim shot in the chest and a male victim who was shot in the…
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state’s coast and sending some residents fleeing to higher ground. Officials at the National Tsunami Center canceled the warning after a few tense…
By ALAN FRAM, ANDREW TAYLOR and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate will soon take up the…
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast was under a watch. The strong…
By KEN THOMAS and ARON HELLER, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli lawmakers Monday that the U.S. would put plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem on a fast track, drawing angry denunciations from Arabs who were forcibly removed from the hall during his speech before Israel’s parliament. The Trump…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and DAVID LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens has made his first public appearance in nearly two weeks since acknowledging an extramarital affair, announcing a budget plan that would slice at least $68 million from public colleges and universities. Greitens pitched the cut on Monday while…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the shutdown of the federal government lumbered toward an end on Monday, President Donald Trump remained out of sight, suppressing his instincts to make himself part of the story by making a deal or picking a fight. Trump told allies over the weekend that…
Cahokia, IL (KTRS) Two men are recovering after a helicopter crash at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia. Authorities say the crash happened around 11:15 a.m. on Monday. The helicopter landed on its roof, breaking into pieces. The two men on board walked out of the wreckage with minor injuries. They were taken to an area…