Suspended assistant professor apologizes after new video surfaces
Click says she’s “sorry” she cursed at police
Senate GOP to Obama: Don’t bother nominating to Court
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans are uniting behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama’s successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately accused them of putting politics ahead of their constitutional responsibility. Vulnerable GOP incumbents in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,…
More grandparents taking on parental role for grandkids
CHICAGO (AP) – More grandparents are taking on the role of parents for their grandkids, as social service agencies try to place foster children in so-called kinship families. Experts say the trend is likely to continue as the nation responds to the opiate epidemic. Military deployment and a growth in the number of incarcerated women…
Cliven Bundy heads back to court seeking release from jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Nevada rancher is returning to court to seek his release from jail in Oregon, where he went to support the armed occupation of a national wildlife preserve. Cliven Bundy has a detention hearing set for Tuesday, when a federal judge will decide whether to allow him to go home as…
Dog Saves Girl From Sexual Assault
Oran, MO (KTRS) A dog is being credited for saving a child during a sexual assault in southeast Missouri. The Scott County Sheriff’s Department says detectives were called on Feb. 4 by a girl younger than 14, who reported 55-year-old Richie Dock of Oran had allegedly assaulted her at his apartment by inappropriately touching her…
Appointed Board Recommended To Run SLPS For Another Three Years
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is recommending that St. Louis Public Schools remain under an appointed board for another three years. The Missouri Board of Education is scheduled to vote on that recommendation on Tuesday. The Special Administrative Board has been in control of the district since 2007,…