By MARGARET STAFFORD , Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who was reported missing by his father in August has been found safe, hidden in an attic crawl space in the southwest Missouri home of his mother and her boyfriend, authorities said Wednesday. Braedence Jones was found Tuesday in the crawl…
By TERRY TANG , Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman in a vegetative state who had a baby after she was sexually assaulted at a long-term care facility is recovering at a hospital along with her child, authorities said Wednesday as they ramped up the search for a suspect in a case that’s…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri General Assembly began its historic 100th edition on Wednesday with its newly elected leaders pledging to pursue an agenda highlighted by good schools and good jobs. Republican House Speaker Elijah Haahr promised that lawmakers “will create bold solutions for the challenges”…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Republicans are “totally unified” in the shutdown standoff over his long-promised southern border wall, though some GOP lawmakers have been expressing concern about the 19-day partial government closure. Trump traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Senate Republicans. He says there was “no discussion about anything…
St. Francois County, MO (KTRS) A suspect is dead after an officer involved shooting in St. Francois County. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that officers were conducting a drug raid at a residence early Tuesday morning. Upon entering the residence, police say the suspect moved toward the front door, holding a rifle. According to the…
By CATHERINE LUCEY, JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall in a somber televised address that was heavy with dark immigration rhetoric but offered little in the way of concessions or new ideas to break the standoff that has…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has unveiled his plan to combat the opioid crisis. The “Bell Plan” in partnership with community organizations, involves expanding diversion programs for nonviolent offenders with addiction and mental health issues. “By focusing less resources, less man- and woman-hours on nonviolent and low-level offenses, we can reallocate…
By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ready to make his case on prime-time TV, President Donald Trump is stressing humanitarian as well as security concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to convince America he must get funding for his long-promised border wall before ending a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official says income tax refunds for 2018 will go out on time during the partial government shutdown because rules will be changed to make funding available to pay them. Russell Vought, acting director of the White House budget office, tells reporters: “The refunds will go out as normal. There…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Post-Dispatch plans to move out of its downtown building and into a smaller office building. The newspaper reported Monday that it has signed a letter of intent to lease space in a three-story downtown building for $2 million from StarLake Holdings. The Post-Dispatch moved to its current six-story…