WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is playing the supportive spouse as Melania Trump unveils her initiatives as first lady. Trump sat in the front row in the Rose Garden Monday as his wife outlined her plan, dubbed “Be Best,” to support children, with a focus on well-being, cyber-bullying and opioid addiction. At the conclusion…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Five boys are recovering after a car struck the group while they were walking in the St. Louis area. St. Louis County Police spokesman Officer Benjamin Granda says the crash happened Sunday afternoon. A Kia sedan struck the group of boys, who range in age from 9 to 13 years old,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to ban people convicted of sex offenses against children from coming within 500 feet of children’s museums. Senators voted 31-1 on Monday to send the bill to Gov. Eric Greitens. The measure passed the House 136-2 earlier this month. Those convicted of sex offenses against children…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) St. Louis County police continue their investigation of a car crash at Terminal Two of St. Louis Lambert International Airport that followed a police chase. The crash left two children critically injured and two women also injured. The crash happened around 10 o-clock this morning. Police say a Normandy officer saw an SUV…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is looking for organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children during the summer months. The Summer Food Services Program provides nutritious meals to children under age 18 during the summer months when school breakfast and lunch programs are not…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Two children are dead following a traffic accident near UMSL. Police say an SUV crashed into a sedan at the intersection of Hanley Road at University Place Drive around 9 p.m Monday. According to the investigation, the driver of the sedan, a 21-year-old woman was attempting to make a left…
ATLANTA (AP) – A new government report shows no change in how common autism is among U.S. children. About 1 in 68 school-aged children have autism or related disorders. That’s the same as when health officials checked two years earlier. The lack of change is noteworthy because autism estimates had been steadily increasing. In 2007,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The cause of a fire that claimed the lives of three children in north St. Louis is being investigated. Firefighters were called to a burning home in the 4900 block of Plover at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Two adults and eight children were inside of the burning two-story structure when firefighters…