By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a clash along a polarized nation’s political and cultural fault lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its historic hearing Thursday in which Brett Kavanaugh hoped to salvage his Supreme Court nomination by fending off allegations by Christine Blasey Ford that he’d…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 10:13 a.m. Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is opening a hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with an apology to both Kavanaugh and his accuser for the way they’ve been treated, saying they and…
Pagedale, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Pagedale teen. Police say 15-year-old Ashunee Armstrong hasn’t been seen since Monday night. She contacted her father through Facebook and indicated that she may harm herself. Armstrong is described as black, 5’04” in height, weighing 120 lbs, with black hair, brown eyes, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 10:05 a.m. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has gaveled into session Thursday’s dramatic hearing with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Ford, in prepared remarks submitted to the committee, alleges that Kavanaugh groped her and tried…
Bridgeton, MO (KTRS) The EPA is expected to officially sign off on a final plan Thursday morning to clean up radioactive waste at the Westlake Landfill in Bridgeton. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports the plan differs from one discussed earlier this year, in that it will cost $30 million dollars less, and finish up a…
By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This is personal for President Donald Trump. For 10 days, Trump has watched as allegations of sexual misconduct have swirled around Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee for the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Trump spoke aloud what he’s been mulling in private, acknowledging publicly for the…
Freeburg IL (KTRS) A vigil will be held at the accident site where a young teen was struck and killed. The Freeburg eighth grader who was killed while riding his bike, is identified as 14-year-old Mason Schmittling. The driver of the SUV that struck Schmittling is cooperating with police. Yesterday, family and friends constructed a…
By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With high drama in the making, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing that could determine whether Republicans can salvage his nomination and enshrine a high court conservative majority.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would “certainly prefer not” to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and that he may delay a highly anticipated meeting with the Justice Department’s No. 2 official. Trump said Rosenstein denied making remarks first attributed to him in a New York Times report, including that…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — A man who was deported six times and is now suspected in a string of killings and beatings that targeted sleeping homeless people in Southern California was charged Wednesday with murder, attempted murder robbery, authorities said. Authorities say suspect Ramon Alberto Escobar has a long criminal record in the U.S.…