Election Day Tests Democratic Resistance in Trump Era

By STEVE PEOPLES ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A turbulent election season that tested President Donald Trump’s slash-and-burn political style against the strength of the Democratic resistance comes to a close as Americans cast ballots in the first national election of the Trump era. With voters going to the polls Tuesday, nothing is certain. Weather…

3 Charged in Killing of Teen Accomplice in Robbery Attempt

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (AP) — Three people are charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old robbery accomplice who was killed by a suburban St. Louis homeowner. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 18-year-old Gregory Bell, of St. Louis, 18-year-old Davion Rainey, of St. Louis, and 25-year-old Jasmine Kimbrough, of St. Louis County, also…

Missouri Sen. McCaskill Battles To Survive In Red State

By SUMMER BALLENTINE ,  Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has survived political near-death before in increasingly Republican Missouri. Voters on Tuesday will decide whether to re-elect her over young challenger Josh Hawley, who is backed by President Donald Trump in a hotly contested race with national implications. McCaskill embarrassed Republicans…