ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis grand jury has indicted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for invasion of privacy in connection to the governor’s affair with his former hairdresser three years ago. Greitens’ attorney called the indictment “baseless and unfounded,” and says he will seek to have it dismissed. Greitens has been booked and released on his…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A coalition of local faith, organized labor, and student groups is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to healthcare. During a Thursday afternoon news conference in the south St. Louis neighborhood of Tower Grove, representatives from these groups voiced their concerns. Cody Burleson, an organizer for Missouri Jobs With…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL The Missouri Valley Men’s Basketball Tournament officially gets started a week from today in St. Louis, Missouri at the Scottrade Center, leading up to a much anticipated two weeks of college basketball conference tournament action as St. Louis will also host the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament the following week. For…
Photo AP By: Sammy Stava The Missouri Men’s Basketball team suffered a damaging loss as far as their NCAA Tournament hopes go Tuesday night, falling to Ole Miss, 90-87 in overtime. Not only did Missouri lose to a bottom-tier SEC team, the Tigers lost at home to a Rebels team that had lost seven in…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) A child is hospitalized after being hit by a car in Ferguson. Authorities say the third grade girl was struck in the 200 block of Day, near Griffin Elementary School around 9 a.m. Thursday. There’s no word on her condition. The driver did stop and is cooperating with police.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has endorsed a bill that could boost Medicaid payments for nursing homes. The legislation given initial approval Wednesday would require reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities to be recalculated annually. Legislative researchers estimate it could result in an additional $92 million for nursing homes in the 2019…
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — A man who went to pick up a relative from a Fox High School with numerous weapons in his car faces a federal charge, although authorities say there’s no indication he intended harm. Twenty-three-year-old Dustin Lockwood was taken into custody Tuesday at Fox High School in Arnold and charged Wednesday with…
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, says his father would want to be remembered as a preacher. Franklin Graham told NBC’s “Today Show” on Thursday that Graham’s children asked several years ago what he wanted on his tombstone and he replied “Preacher.” The younger Graham said his father…