KTSA-AM (San Antonio, TX)

The explosion at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing was felt across the city around 4:30 a.m. local time. It caused “significant damage” to nearby homes and businesses. Police Chief Art Acevedo said the victims were likely employees at the company and said it’s unlikely that the blast was intentional. He said, however, a criminal investigation was underway. Police said they were blocking off nearby streets and cautioned residents to be on the lookout for debris.

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) –Iranian forces have shot down at least two U.S. MQ-1 drones in recent days, according to CBS News. U.S. officials say the drones were brought down during the ongoing war with Iran, but they did not disclose where the incidents happened or which MQ-1 variant was involved. The U.S. has already lost at least 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the conflict, according to a Congressional Budget Office report. Those losses are estimated at about $720 million.

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — More than half of House Democrats, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., are joining Republicans in voting to make the Trump administration’s National Fraud Enforcement Division permanent. The House passed the legislation, H.R. 9576, by a 352-72 vote, with 139 Democrats voting for the measure and 72 voting against it. All Republicans who voted backed the bill.

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — President Donald Trump is expected to meet Tuesday with leaders or foreign ministers from six Gulf nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, according to Axios. The talks are expected to focus on a U.S. strategy for ending the war with Iran and setting up the postwar period.

FORT WORTH — What’s left of grasslands and ranch land is black ash, tree debris and smoke. More than 23 days later, the fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties continues to burn, but it’s fully contained, meaning response crews have eliminated all fuel along the fire’s perimeter on Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident page. The Ross Fire, reported as 90,400 acres at its height, has also decreased to 89,989 acres.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victim’s wife said Thursday. The discovery of Timothy Allen Smith brought the death toll to three from flooding that devastated the Phantom Ranch area at the canyon bottom and damaged the water pipeline serving the South Rim. Smith, 53, was a pilot from western Wyoming’s Star Valley.

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — A former San Antonio police officer is under investigation after police say he exposed himself at a Converse church while near elementary school classrooms. According to the Converse Police Department, officers responded around 10:15 a.m. August 21 to St. Monica Catholic Church after receiving a report of a man exposing himself on the property.

Warning: The following video footage may be disturbing to some viewers SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — The San Antonio Police Department is releasing body-worn camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a 56-year-old man who police say was armed with two knives during a disturbance call last month. Gregory Boaz was shot and killed shortly before midnight August 16 in the 6700 block of Spring Front Drive.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested that the European Union allowing Canada to become an associate member could be a “hostile act” and threatened to respond to the proposed move by imposing more tariffs on the bloc. Trump conditioned his threat Wednesday on the “intention” of European leaders, saying that, “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Big money groups aligned with President Donald Trump are pouring huge sums of cash into midterm races in the final sprint toward Election Day. The groups have now reserved more than $130 million in advertising, according to AdImpact, which tracks ad buys and media spending. The flood shows Trump’s willingness to spend part of his own stockpile on Republican candidates who were desperate for his financial support, but its impact remains uncertain.