JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) – Missouri’s secretary of state is investigating fellow Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley over allegations that he used public funds to bolster his successful U.S. Senate bid. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s deputy general counsel confirmed the investigation in a Thursday letter . The investigation is in response to a complaint…
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on events honoring former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 12:25 p.m. A procession carrying the body of former President H.W. Bush is slowly making its way through Houston following a funeral at his family’s church. As the motorcade made its way through Houston early Thursday afternoon, police officers…
Not guilty pleas have been entered by four St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers indicted by a federal grand jury in the arrest and beating of an officer who was working undercover during the Jason Stockley protests last year and then trying to cover up the assault. Dustin Boone, Bailey Colletta, Randy Hays and Christopher…
PHOENIX, AZ (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals struck gold in their search for a big hitter, acquiring slugging first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in a blockbuster trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Eager to push for the playoffs after a three-year absence, St. Louis sent pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly, minor league infielder…
VIENNA (AP) — OPEC countries were meeting Thursday to find a way to support the falling price of oil, with analysts predicting the cartel and some key allies, like Russia, would agree to cut production by at least 1 million barrels per day. Crude prices have been falling since October because countries like the U.S.…
By DON THOMPSON and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ , Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly four weeks after the devastating blaze leveled her town, Jennifer Christensen was allowed back to return to her home in Paradise, where the first thing she saw was her son’s charred tricycle in the front yard. Christensen was among hundreds of…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: 12:32 AM CST December 6, 2018 (KTRS) St. Louis MO Two alleged car thieves are dead and another critically injured following a pursuit and wreck Wednesday night. St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden says officers attempted to pull over the suspect car, shots were then fired at officers and a pursuit occurred.…
By CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — George H. W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America’s 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at…
The Catholic Supply Store in Ballwin reopened today, the same day the suspect who is accused of fatally shooting 53-year-old Jamie Schmidt appeared in court. On November 19th, a man went into the store and killed Schmidt and sexually assaulted another woman. The Catholic Supply Store owner had planned on closing the store, but reconsidered…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The historic 1920s Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to help the riverboat that was sidelined a decade ago by a federal law prohibiting overnight excursions on wooden vessels. The new law includes an exemption that requires modifications of the wooden portions of the vessel,…