( KTRS) MetroLink Red Line trains will be back to normal Tuesday morning, after being shut down Monday due to a gas leak. Operations in Illinois between the Memorial Hospital Station, Swansea Station, Belleville Station, and College Station were most affected. No word yet on what caused the gas leak.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Washington University in St. Louis has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down the throats of babies, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group. The Washington University School of Medicine said in a statement on Monday that after…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Missouri G-O-P gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is hitting the campaign trail hard this week. On Monday, Greitens attended “meet and greet” events in Ballwin and St. Charles, where he spoke to voters about his plan to take Missouri in a new direction. The former Navy SEAL spokes on a variety of…
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s creating a council that will review state agency rules and regulations with the goal of reducing bureaucracy. Rauner made the announcement Monday morning in the Chicago suburbs. He says each regulatory agency will have a representative on the newly created Illinois Competiveness Council. Officials…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A mysterious political action committee that gave nearly $2 million to Missouri’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens remains shrouded in secrecy. A Federal Election Commission report Friday shows Greitens’ donor, SEALs for Truth, is funded by the American Policy Coalition. The FEC report reveals little about the committee’s sole donor.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Dellwood man believed to be suicidal. Forty-three-year-old Andre Meekins was last seen at his home on Mowbry Drive early Saturday morning. According to police, Meekins stated that he wanted to die, stabbed himself four times in the abdomen and left the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign is expanding into states Democrats haven’t won in decades. That’s a sign of confidence in her standing in the presidential race and increased focus on winning control of the Senate. Campaign manager Robby Mook said Monday that Clinton’s campaign is putting an additional $2 million in Arizona television ads,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The city of St. Louis is giving those with outstanding warrants a second chance to make good on their case. For a two-week period that began Monday, those with outstanding warrants can reschedule court dates. This applies only to non-violent offenses. Warrants will not be recalled for defendants with charges for…
