Feb 07, 2020 3:51PM (GMT 21:51) The decorated soldier and national security aide who played a central role in the Democrats’ impeachment case against President Donald Trump was escorted out of the White House complex on Friday. David Pressman, an attorney for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, accused Trump of exacting revenge and said Vindman was…
(KTRS) Mayor Lyda Krewson today signed legislation to guarantee a prevailing wage to skilled workers on large construction projects in the City of St. Louis, an action expected to directly benefit thousands of individuals, including minority and women contractors. The bill was sponsored by 11th Ward Alderwoman Sarah Wood Martin and went on to receive…
(AP) The former chief executive officer of a St. Louis area firm has been sentenced to 22 months in prison in a $2.5 million bank fraud scheme. The U.S. attorney’s office says 63-year-old Mary Ann Gibson was sentenced Thursday for inflating the cash flow of her struggling account marketing services company, Mozaic Group Ltd., to…
(AP) China’s ruling Communist Party is faced anger and recriminations from the public over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after trying to sound the alarm about the new coronavirus over a month ago. The death toll, meanwhile, has risen to nearly 640, and the number of people infected worldwide has…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) An area high school is suspending it’s cheerleading program after a fight breaks out with a rival school. The incident occurred Saturday night during the Alton Shootout at Alton High School. That’s where a ‘cheer battle’ between East St. Louis and Trinity Catholic high schools escalated into a brawl. East…
St. Joseph, MO (AP) A man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin made his first in-person court appearance in Missouri. Garland Joseph Nelson did not speak during Thursday’s hearing. A preliminary hearing date was set for March 24. Nelson, of Braymer, is accused of killing 35-year-old Nick Diemel and 24-year-old Justin Diemel, 24, of…
Beijing, China (AP) Japan has reported 41 new cases of a virus on a quarantined cruise ship and turned away another luxury liner while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.…
Washington D.C. (AP) The Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump and the impeachment trial is over. Democrats always expected that. Now, they have to decide how the ordeal has affected the legislative and political landscape for the rest of this presidential and congressional election year. It’s clear that compromises on issues like health care will…
AP-US-Sexual-Misconduct-Weinstein, 7th Ld-Writethru Feb 06, 2020 4:53PM (GMT 22:53) Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers began calling witnesses as the landmark rape trial moves one step closer to a verdict. They haven’t said whether Weinstein himself will testify. After the prosecution rested Thursday, Weinstein’s defense asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing that testimony from the woman…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An audit says U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley used a state vehicle to travel to political events during his time as Missouri attorney general. State Auditor Nicole Galloway released the audit Thursday. Her office found that Hawley has reimbursed some expenses after making campaign-related stops while using a state vehicle but…