Pirates Extend David Freese
Former Cardinal Earns Some Security Moving Forward
University of Missouri projects drop in freshman enrollment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Officials at the University of Missouri have projected that about 1,400 fewer first-time freshmen have enrolled at the school compared to last year. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the university’s projection would result in a class size of 4,800. University spokesman Christian Basi says this year’s exact number will not…
Groups say death row inmate’s defense funds are insufficient
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Five legal groups are supporting a Missouri death row inmate whose execution was halted hours before it was to be carried out in 2014, saying that he can’t receive an adequate defense with the money allocated. Three national criminal defense associations, a civil rights law firm and the American Bar Association…
Carney Classic Flashback: Toots Thielemans passed away this weekend. Hear an in-studio interview from 2001
Performed the soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy, he also played on Old Spice jingles, and the theme from Sesame Street.
Standoff in Belleville ends peacefully
(KTRS) – A standoff in Belleville is over. Fox 2 reports that the situation ended peacefully. The incident began when a suicidal man locked himself inside a home in the 500 block of South Pennsylvania.
Joel Selvin Talked About Altamont, The Rolling Stones and The Hells Angels
Joel Selvin joined Martin and Carney to talk about the events that occurred in Altamont involving the Rolling Stones and the Hells Angels.
Treatment center owners say drug court participants forced to work as police informants
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The owners of a Franklin County treatment facility have filed a lawsuit against the county and others alleging that some participants in drug court were forced to work as informants for police, causing them to fail drug tests and the program. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the lawsuit was filed Aug.…
Sarkozy to run for French presidency next year
Sarkozy lost the presidential election to Francois Hollande in 2012 after his first term
Senator Kirk: Obama ‘acting like drug dealer in chief’ in Iran deal
President Obama’s administration denies the money was “ransom.”
Nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails gleaned in FBI probe
The department says it does not yet know what portion of the emails is related to Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state