JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has agreed to help the secretary of state’s office investigate whether Attorney General Josh Hawley illegally used public resources to help his political campaign. Galloway, a Democrat, said Friday in a letter to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, that her office would review the…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (ZIN’-kee), who’s facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year’s end. Trump tweets that Zinke “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a replacement would be announced…
NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick Griffin Roberts has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse. Major League Baseball announced the ban Friday. Roberts is a right-handed reliever who was selected 43rd overall from Wake Forest this year. He pitched for Class A Palm Beach after…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday picked budget director Mick Mulvaney to be his next chief of staff, ending a chaotic search for a new chief of staff that had been inching forward with the feel of an unfolding reality TV show.…
By COLLEEN LONG and ASTRID GALVAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 7-year-old girl picked up with her father and dozens of other migrants along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border suffered seizures and spiked a high fever in immigration custody and later died, federal officials said. An autopsy was scheduled to try to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One man is dead and another is injured after a shooting at a fast food restaurant in north St. Louis. Police say this happened at just before 4:30 a.m. Friday at the White Castle on Natural Bridge and North Kingshighway. The surviving victim was shot in the arm. The name of the…
Alton, IL (KTRS) A suspect is being sought after a confrontation with police in Alton. Investigators say officers responded to a domestic around 4:30 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Treemont. Upon arrival, police found the man they were looking for inside of a white Pontiac Grand Prix. A struggle ensued when officers were trying…
(KTRS) St. Louis MO A 13-year-old boy is charged with involuntary manslaughter following the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Cahokia. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the 13-year-old was arrested earlier this month following the October fatal shooting in the 300 block of Sauget Street. The boy also faces a charge of unlawful use of…
By CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIRE , WASHINGTON (AP) — Serious contenders are hiding from view. Celebrity hangers-on are applying via Twitter. Fresh names circulate practically on the hour. And the man in charge is stoking much of the confusion. President Donald Trump’s hunt for a new chief of staff has taken on the feel of…
By JIM MUSTIAN , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a simple defense Thursday to accusations he broke campaign finance law by directing attorney Michael Cohen to orchestrate hush-money payments to conceal Trump’s alleged affairs: He was following terrible advice from a bad lawyer. “I never directed Michael Cohen to break…