JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Missouri House say GOP Gov. Eric Greitens has “put the best interest” of the state’s residents first in deciding to resign. House Speaker Todd Richardson, Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr, and Majority Leader Rob Vescovo issued a joint statement Tuesday, moments after Greitens announced he was…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The police chief in the Belgian city where a prison inmate on 48-hour leave grabbed the service weapons of two officers and then fatally shot them and a bystander has identified the slain officers, one of whom had twin daughters now orphaned. Liege Police Chief Christian Beaupere named the two female officers…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he is resigning after months of what he called “legal harassment.” The Republican governor made the startling announcement Tuesday. He will resign effective 5 p.m. Friday. The resignation comes amid a special session in which the state Legislature is considering impeachment. Two potential criminal cases…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – A mid-Missouri judge says a secretive group that supports Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens must turn over documents subpoenaed by a legislative investigatory committee trying to determine whether to bring impeachment proceedings against the Republican governor. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem handed down his ruling Tuesday morning. It applies to A New…
By RAF CASERT and SYLVAIN PLAZY , Associated Press LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and a bystander dead in an attack that prosecutors fear could be terror-related. The attacker, who was later killed by police, was…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Two firefighters suffered heat exhaustion while battling a fire in south county. Firefighters responded to a burning home in the 9400 block of Gentry Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Two firefighters were taken to an area hospital for a heat related illness. Two family dogs also died in the fire. There’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after a shooting in the south St. Louis neighborhood of Soulard. Police say the victim was gunned down outside of a nightclub on Russell and Menard at just after midnight Tuesday. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. This…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) The B-17 Flying Fortress is regarded as the most famous bomber of World War II, and the “Madras Maiden” is one of only twelve still flying – with flight and tour opportunities available. Volunteer Captain, Bob Hill, stated at a press conference Monday “So the airplane is an educational outreach tool to provide…
