ORLANDO, FL (AP) — Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term. Addressing a crowd of…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) U.S. Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley is calling out tech-giant Google for it’s role in the spread of misinformation during pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. In a letter sent Tuesday to Google’s CEO, Hawley expresses his concern after the company mistranslated the phrase, “I am sad to see Hong Kong become part…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some black activists say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner over her hiring of a man who led the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and who now faces perjury charges. About a dozen black activists gathered Tuesday outside of a downtown…
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom, a member of his defense team said. Morsi’s family attended funeral prayers in the mosque of Cairo’s Tora prison, followed by the burial…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis police officer is suing the city after being shot by a fellow officer. Officer Milton Green was shot while off duty in June of 2017. In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, Green alleges abuse by the department, and says he has suffered financially. He was shot by Officer…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former FBI agent who was involved in the criminal investigation of former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has been indicted as part of a perjury investigation. William Tisaby turned himself in Monday, on the same day that an indictment against him was unsealed. He is charged with seven felonies stemming from…
Frontier Park in St. Charles has been flooded for several weeks, and while the water has been receding, the park is still a mess, so St. Charles officials have decided to move the Riverfest celebration from the Fourth of July to August 30th and 31st to give the park time to dry out. There will…
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — President Donald Trump’s early strength in Florida on the night of the 2016 election was the first sign that he was about to score an upset victory. In an otherwise bleak 2018 for the GOP, the state was again a bright spot for Republicans who won the governor’s mansion and flipped…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a number of shootings that occurred over the weekend. It all began Friday night when the body of a 20-year-old man shot multiple times was found in a vehicle in the 3100 block of Chippewa. Saturday, the violence moved to north county where a 70-year-old man was shot…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in downtown St. Louis Saturday for a parade and rally to honor the Blues, Stanley Cup champions for the first time in their 52-year history. The Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 Wednesday in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Blues joined…