FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who is already in prison is now indicted in a 1981 shooting death. A Callaway County grand jury indicted Conrad Schmitt on Thursday on a capital murder charge in the death of 27-year-old Ricky Ridings, of St. Peters. Ridings was found shot to death inside a car outside…
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA , Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Four coal miners were rescued but seven others are missing after a tremor struck a mine in southern Poland, a spokeswoman for a coal mining company said Saturday. A rescue operation was launched at 11:25 a.m. Saturday after a tremor occurred at the Zofiowka coal…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are renewing a request to have a judge, not a jury, decide the felony invasion of privacy case against the embattled Republican governor. A court filing late Thursday marked the second time Greitens’ attorneys have asked St. Louis Circuit…
By DAVE COLLINS , Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — In a stunning reversal, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday overturned Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction in the 1975 bludgeoning death of a girl in wealthy Greenwich. The high court issued a 4-3 ruling that Skakel’s trial attorney failed to present evidence of an…
By JONATHAN DREW , Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Before the 2016 elections, Billy Graham’s son went to the evangelist’s mountain home, seeking advice before a 50-state tour to pray with Christian voters. In his new book, “Through My Father’s Eyes,” Franklin Graham recounts that his father had concerns. Billy Graham had become known…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The publisher of Missouri Times says he paid his own money to buy audiotapes made by the ex-husband of a woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he intended to use them to write a book. Scott Faughn, in a column Thursday, says he bought…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of charity resources for his political campaign. Republican House and Senate leaders said Thursday…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the National Day of Prayer by announcing a White House initiative that he said would underpin policies recognizing the “vital role” of religion in the country. “America is a nation of believers,” he said. The President focused on the power of prayer as a centerpiece of American…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) — A Jefferson County man is accused trying to set his house on fire and taking two hostages at knifepoint. Investigators say Kylie Kunzie called 911 to report a fire in his home Wednesday morning. They say he called again minutes later saying he was at a nearby home and holding a…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Video cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom when Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens goes to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison turned down a request from a lawyer working on behalf of several media outlets, citing…