HUD Secretary Ben Carson Visits St. Louis To Speak On “Opportunity Zones” Program

St. Louis, MO (KTRS)  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson was in St. Louis on Friday to speak on the “Opportunity Zones” program. Dr. Carson joined federal, state, and local lawmakers, as well as residents at the HUD-supported Sarah North Apartments, for a roundtable discussion. “All of our people are…

Democrats Push for Early Release of Mueller Report on Russia

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller’s full report after learning the special counsel’s findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages, while President Donald Trump boasted of total exonerationbased on a four-page summary by his attorney general. House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General…

St. Louis County Council Calls Special Meeting In Response To Federal Investigation

Clayton, MO  (KTRS)  The St. Louis County Council is calling an emergency meeting in response to a federal investigatio. A recently served.subpoena orders the county to produce Stenger’s call history, texts and emails with current and former county employees. It also seeks the same material for several senior members of Stenger’s staff. The investigation focuses…

Icelandic Budget Airline WOW Air Ceases Operations

By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents. In a statement on its website the airline, which had earlier suspended all its flights, told passengers there would be no further flights and advised them to check flights with other airlines…

Mueller’s Evidence is Likely a Massive Amount of Material

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Democrats say they want “all of the underlying evidence” in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. But what is all of that evidence? Mueller’s team issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, executed nearly 500 search warrants and interviewed more than 500 witnesses. That means the special counsel likely compiled thousands, if not millions,…

Illinois Gun Owners Speak Out Against Governors’ Policies

Springfield, IL (KTRS) Illinois gun owners are speaking out against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. They voiced their concerns at a rally yesterday at the state capital. Republican State Representative Terri Bryant of Murphysboro said, “We’re reasonable people, with reasonable minds. But we are not willing to allow anyone…

Trump Says Report ‘A Clean Bill of Health’ as Dems Seek More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — An exuberant President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Capitol Hill, emboldened by the end of the special counsel’s Russia probe, even as Democrats pressed insistently for Robert Mueller’s full report and Justice Department officials said more information could be released in “weeks, not months.” Trump strode into a high-spirited…