Conservative GOP Representative Salmon of Arizona announces retirement
WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative Arizona Rep. Matt Salmon says he will not seek re-election this November. The 58-year-old Republican says he wants to spend more time with his family. Salmon has been a member of the House Freedom Caucus, the rebellious group of conservative lawmakers who frequently defied GOP leaders and helped push former Speaker…
Judge: Citizens can sometimes be stopped from recording cops
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union plans to appeal a recent federal court ruling that citizens can sometimes be stopped from recording police officers on duty. Philly.com says the appeal concerns a ruling issued Friday in Philadelphia by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Kearney. Kearney ruled that citizens don’t have an unfettered right…
Jeffco Man Charged In Stabbing At Convenience Store
Hillsboro, MO (KTRS) – A Jefferson County man is accused of repeatedly stabbing a man who got in front of him at a convenience store’s soda fountain machine. Thirty-two-year-old Bennie Hornbeck of Hillsboro has been charged with felony first-degree assault. Investigators say Hornbeck was at a convenience store near De Soto on Tuesday when he became…
New Report Shows Increase In Heroin Deaths In St. Louis County
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Heroin related deaths are increasing at an alarming rate in St. Louis County. That’s according to a report released by the St. Louis County Department of Health, which detailed drug-poisoning deaths in St. Louis County from 2010 through 2014. In 2012, there were 78 heroin deaths in the county. That…
Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop
NEW YORK (AP) – A debate has arisen among many Asian-Americans over the case of Peter Liang, a New York City police officer convicted of recklessly firing a shot that killed an innocent black man. An estimated 10,000 mostly Chinese-American demonstrators rallied in New York last weekend in support of the Chinese-American officer. Many said…
Blues forward Reaves suspended 3 games for hit on Tennyson
NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves for three games without pay for a blindside hit into the boards that injured San Jose defenseman Matt Tennyson. The punishment announced by the NHL’s department of player safety on Wednesday will cost Reaves more than $18,000 in salary. The hit…
Fantasy sports sites support Illinois regulation plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Fantasy sports sites are in favor of an Illinois House plan to regulate contested online sports betting. Boston-based DraftKings and New York-based FanDuel are expected to announce their support of a proposal sponsored by Democratic Rep. Mike Zalewski at the Capitol on Thursday. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an opinion…