Senator Claire McCaskill announces that she has breast cancer
McCaskill says: It’s a little scary, but my prognosis is good and I expect a full recovery
Senator Kirk says he looks forward to President Obama nominating Supreme Court justice
CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has broken with fellow Republicans by saying he “looks forward” to President Barack Obama nominating a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In a Chicago Sun-Times column posted Monday, Kirk says the constitution gives the president – Republican or Democrat – the right to send a nominee…
Judge says ban on guns at St. Louis Zoo can continue
(KTRS) – For the time being, guns are still prohibited at the St. Louis Zoo. The Post-Dispatch reports that a judge filed an order on Friday that bans an Ohio man, and anyone who knows him, from bringing weapons into the zoo. In June, a judge issued a temporary ban when a gun rights activist…
Mayor wants managed heroin injection facility
At similar facilities in Canada, Europe and Australia, medical professionals step in if a user overdoses
Snyder: Key Flint sites show mostly low lead; issues remain
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says 89 percent of water samples collected from key locations in Flint measured below the “action level” of 15 parts per billion for lead in an initial round of testing, but concerns remain. Samples from the “sentinel” sites will help determine when it is safe to drink…
Train And Vehicle Collide In South County
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an accident involving an Amtrak train in south county is being investigated. Authorities say a train and a vehicle collided around 6 a.m. Monday, just south of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Two people were taken to the hospital. Their injuries aren’t said to be life threatening.
Continuity St. Louis Pushes for Diversity in Media Production
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