BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali’s capital Friday morning, killing at least three people and initially taking numerous hostages, authorities said. The Brussels-based Rezidor Hotel group that operates the hotel said early on that the assailants had “locked in” 140 guests and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Thanksgiving is a time when many overindulge, and the Humane Society of Missouri warns that dogs, cats and other pets can also become sick from what they eat over the holiday. The Humane Society says even the smallest table scraps can be harmful to pets, who should never eat anything that…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Alexander Steen scored the shoutout winner and Jake Allen made 32 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Thursday night. St. Louis has won seven straight games and 17 of its last 19 against Buffalo since 1999. Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko scored in regulation…
( KTRS ) Protests by black University of Missouri students that forced the administration to address racism, mirror efforts made decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs. But some experts say those programs and ethnic studies departments across the country are struggling with funding, low-staffing and dwindling…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A published report says five state airplane pilots have been showing up for work with little chance of flying because Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has grounded their flights to save money. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports that Rauner grounded the air shuttles for state workers and lawmakers as…
CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois Army National Guard soldier and his cousin will plead guilty next month to charges they conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State group. An attorney for Hasan Edmonds and Jonas Edmonds said during a court hearing Thursday his clients are working on written plea agreements with prosecutors. The…
( KTRS ) Four members of Missouri’s congressional delegation want the Army Corps of Engineers to take over ‘clean up’ of the West Lake Landfill site in St. Louis County, saying the Environmental Protection Agency is moving too slowly in addressing concerns about contamination. Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill and U.S. reps. Ann Wagner…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) A dozen north county communities are taking legal action against a law aimed at limiting the amount of revenue that a municipality can collect for traffic fines. The plaintiffs that filed the suit on Thursday are Normandy, Cool Valley, Velda Village Hills, Glen Echo Park, Bel-Ridge, Bel-Nor, Pagedale, Moline Acres, Uplands Park,…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the jobless rate held at 5.4 percent in October but the state added jobs for the first time since spring. The department said Thursday in its monthly statewide unemployment report that the state added a net 14,400 jobs in October. The total number of jobs…
