JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Missouri state Sen. Dan Brown is dropping out of the race for state treasurer. Brown said in a statement Thursday he’s endorsing fellow Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, who now faces no primary challenger. Brown says it’s important for Republicans to win in November. Brown, of Rolla, was a surprise…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A law enforcement official says investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead. The official told The Associated Press on Thursday that among the things investigators are looking at is whether a doctor was…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – The U.S. government says the owner of a burning suburban St. Louis landfill near buried radioactive waste has agreed to new measures meant to slow and help monitor the blaze. Environmental Protection Agency regional chief Mark Hague said Thursday that Republic Services will install temperature monitors and cooling loops, which are…
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(KTRS) – A Villa Ridge woman is accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter. The Franklin County Sheriff’s department believes that Patricia Trucks shot her daughter Lillian. Police were called to the family’s home Wednesday went Patricia’s husband told officers he found his wife in an incoherent and his daughter’s body. The mother is held on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A report from a state-run commission says Illinois laws are preventing juveniles with criminal records from getting employment, education and housing. The Juvenile Justice Commission released a report Thursday that found that costly fees and strict eligibility rules are among the barriers for youth to have their records expunged. The commission…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former House Speaker John Boehner is unloading on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, calling him “Lucifer in the flesh.” “I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life,” Boehner tells students at Stanford University according to The Stanford Daily. The…
Viewers on Tuesday saw the adult eagles bring a cat to the nest for the two youngsters
