WASHINGTON (AP) A spokeswoman for President Donald Trump says allegations against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens are “very concerning.” During a briefing at the White House Friday, reporters asked White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders about a letter from three Missouri state senators – all Republicans – to Trump, urging the president to ask Greitens to resign. Prominent…
By BRUCE SCHREINER and ADAM BEAM, Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor’s veto of a two-year state budget that increases public education spending with the help of a more than $480 million tax increase. The votes…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge’s ruling on a request to dismiss an invasion of privacy indictment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stemming from an extramarital affair won’t happen before next week. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison says he would not rule Friday or this weekend. Burlison…
Madison County, IL (KTRS) A man suspected in the 2010 disappearance of an Alton woman is now facing charges in her murder. Fifty-two-year-old Roger Carroll of Jerseyville charged on Thursday with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the death of 48-year-old Bonnie Woodward. The charges allege Carroll shot Woodward on the day she disappeared and…
By CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a person familiar with the president’s decision. The person said the announcement could come as early as Friday. The person, who wasn’t authorized to discuss the decision…