First responders in Japan struggling to reach hard hit areas after earthquake kills dozens
First responders in Japan are struggling to reach the areas worst affected by Monday’s string of powerful earthquakes that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes. As CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer reports, efforts to reach the areas by air continue despite Tuesday’s dramatic plane crash at Tokyo’s main airport.
Fears of widening conflict grow after Hamas leader killed in Lebanon
Israel offered no official comment on the attack, but Hezbollah’s leader vowed revenge.
Japan says coast guard plane wasn’t cleared to be on runway before collision, pilot disagrees
The investigation into how a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and a passenger plane collided Tuesday at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is underway, with Japan’s transportation ministry already appearing to place blame on the pilot of the smaller coast guard plane. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
ER visits for respiratory viruses skyrocketing, CDC says
Health officials across the country are closely monitoring a triple threat of RSV, COVID and the flu that’s causing a jump in hospital visits. Dr. Tucker Woods, chair of the emergency department at Lenox Health in New York, joined CBS News to discuss the illnesses and how to protect yourself.
Woman charged with opening fire at U.S. Post Office on New Halls Ferry Rd.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A woman is charged with unlawful use of a weapon after prosecutors say she opened fire outside the Jennings branch of the post office. Scorched building in Pine Lawn has ties to high-profile federal suspect St. Louis County Police found a bullet hole in one of the windows at the […]
Gateway Arch hosting social media giveaway for local who’ve never visited
ST. LOUIS – The Gateway Arch is hosting a social media giveaway through January 15. It’s an offer for St. Louisians who have never visited the arch. If you are one of them, you can win four free tickets for the tram ride to the top of the arch, plus admission to the documentary movie and the virtual reality theater. Winners […]
Tractor trailer crash causes mess on I-70 WB
ST CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 westbound at the Convention Center overpass at 5th Street in St. Charles caused a mess on the roadway. A tractor trailer hit the overpass, knocking some debris onto the highway. Crews will check the overpass for damage. Gov. Parson issues Missouri executive order […]
Thief returns golden weathervane after it mysteriously vanished in 1999
The unidentified thief has nothing to fear from the law because France’s statute of limitations makes him immune from prosecution.
Police: 32-year-old missing since New Year’s Eve
WARRENTON, Mo. – Police need help finding a missing man from Warrenton who could be in danger. Police say Aron Schmidt was last seen in Warrenton on New Year’s Eve. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, light blue jeans, and no shoes. Parallels between a 1994 St. Louis plane crash and recent Japan […]
Fire damages 3 vacant houses in north St. Louis, crews investigating
ST. LOUIS – An intense overnight fire guts a vacant home in north St. Louis and threatens two other buildings on both sides of the one that caught fire. Luckily, no injuries have been reported. Crews arrived to find no one in the home where the fire started and firefighters stayed outside of the vacant […]
