JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Democrats say they want to reverse changes in a new Missouri whistleblower law that excludes state employees and public college and university workers from protections against being fired for speaking out against misconduct. Supporters of the law say their goal was to allow safeguards already outlined in court rulings…
HOUSTON (AP) — The medical examiner in Harris County, Texas, has confirmed another Harvey-related fatality. The man found floating in Cypress Creek floodwaters brings the confirmed toll to 44 from Harvey, eight days after the storm made landfall as a hurricane. Harris County is home to Houston. The addition to a list kept by the Harris…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two men are dead in separate shootings in north St. Louis. Police say a man was shot to death at just before 10:30 p.m. Friday near North Grand and Montgomery. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Then at just after 7 a.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old man was fatally shot near Semple…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two men are facing charges in connection with a police-involved shooting in north St. Louis. Twenty-six-Year-old Wendell Davis has been charged with gun theft, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle. Twenty-nine-year-old Joshua Polk is charged with resisting arrest and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump brought plenty of optimism and swagger to Texas on his first visit to survey Harvey’s wreckage. He’s getting a chance to return with empathy. At stops in Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday, the president planned to survey storm damage, talk with residents and meet with volunteers. Those…