(Associated Press) Companies facing multiple lawsuits over a summer tourist boat accident in Missouri that killed 17 people are invoking an 1851 law that allows vessel owners to try to avoid or limit legal damages. But the companies also say they’re seeking settlement negotiations with victims’ family members. Attorneys for Ripley Entertainment Inc., and Missouri-based…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democrats are calling on Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley to drop an appeal of a ruling that struck down parts of Missouri’s voter photo ID law. U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay in a Monday statement said Hawley is appealing to “suppress the vote of minorities, the disabled and the rural poor…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Data released Monday shows Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill brought in $7.8 million in roughly two months for her tough re-election bid, breaking records and raising nearly double what her Republican opponent did. McCaskill’s haul appears to break Missouri records for U.S. Senate…
By RUSS BYNUM and KELLI KENNEDY , Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Joanne Garone Behnke has replayed every possible scenario in her mind a hundred times. Maybe her 79-year-old aunt sought shelter at the sturdy condo nearby that withstood Hurricane Michael’s devastating winds. Maybe she was rescued and is lying in a hospital…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP) — Concerned about downed power lines sparking wildfires, a major California utility for the first time cut power to tens of thousands of customers amid high winds — and other power providers were considering similar action. Pacific Gas & Electric began cutting power Sunday night in Northern California after the National…
PANAMA CITY, FL (AP) — President Donald Trump got a bird’s-eye view Monday of Florida communities left in ruins by Hurricane Michael, including houses without roofs, a toppled water tower and 18-wheel trucks scattered in a parking lot during a nearly hour-long helicopter tour of portions of the Panhandle. Trump initially saw uprooted trees and…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Edward Jones representatives are on a transcontinental walk to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The 3,100 mile relay-style journey began on July 9th in San Diego, California, and on August 27th in St. Augustine, Florida. The two teams are set to meet in St. Louis later this month. General Partner John Beuerlein explained, “Less…
By FAY ABUELGASIM, SUZAN FRASER and JON GAMBRELL , Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish and Saudi investigators on Monday were to begin conducting what Turkish officials called a joint “inspection” of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing nearly two weeks ago. A team arrived by unmarked police cars at…
By BOB SALSBERG , Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that strongly supports she has some Native American ancestry, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump and other critics who have long derided her claim. The Massachusetts Democrat and potential 2020 presidential contender challenged Trump…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River is rising in eastern Missouri as water levels along the Missouri River fall. The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River is expected to crest early Tuesday in Hannibal at more than 8 feet (2.5 meters) above flood stage, inundating railroad tracks and several businesses in the southwest…