St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis County man pleads guilty to a number of fraud charges after posing as a nurse. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 37-year-old Benjamin David Danneman of Eureka pled guilty Wednesday to federal charges of healthcare, social security, and identity fraud. Danneman, who was not a nurse, used the…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others prominent parents accused of angling to get their children into top schools by portraying them as recruited athletes. That celebrities were among…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Republican-led Senate is set to deal President Donald Trump a rebuke on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, with the only remaining question how many GOP senators will join Democrats in defying him. Republicans are predicting that Thursday’s showdown vote will result in Congress sending Trump…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) With a growing demand for mental health services at colleges, a research team led by Washington University School of Medicine is receiving a $3.8 million grant to test a mental health phone app. Students in the new study will be invited to take a survey. Once completed, some students will be…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the U.S. related to the recent crash in Ethiopia. Southwest Airlines is the only carrier that operates the 737 Max aircraft at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. In recent weeks, Southwest has operated about five…
The St. Louis prosecutor’s ongoing feud with others in the city’s legal establishment escalated Wednesday when her attorney accused a judge, the police and a special prosecutor of trying to “intimidate and humiliate” her. The latest dust-up between Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is over a warrant to search…
BOSTON, MA (AP) — A fast-moving college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold. Big names such as actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin headline the list of…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri are thanking the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated to Share the Harvest. Over 250-thousand pounds of venison was donated to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including almost 5-thousand whole deer. Over 100 participating…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The company that owned a tourist boat that sank in a Missouri lake and killed 17 people has reached a settlement with relatives of two brothers who were among the victims. The Kansas City Star reports lawyers for Ervin and Horace Coleman filed a settlement notice with Ripley Entertainment last…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. Police say 27-year-old Andre Walker hasn’t been seen since Monday night. He suffers from seizures and a traumatic brain injury, and is without necessary medication. He also has been diagnosed with mental disorders, including schizophrenia. Walker is described…