NEW YORK (AP) — Tribune withdrew from its $3.9 billion buyout by Sinclair, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach of Fox News. Tribune Media Co., which is on the hook for a $135 million breakup fee, said Thursday that it is filing a lawsuit against Sinclair,…
By ANDI JATMIKO , Associated Press TANJUNG, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as the official death toll from the most powerful of the quakes topped 300. The strong aftershock, measured at magnitude 5.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey,…
By MORGAN LEE and MARY HUDETZ , Associated Press TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday. The allegations against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj came to light as authorities…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three years after the Ferguson Commission’s landmark report, only five of the 47 signature priority recommendations have been implemented. That’s according to Forward Through Ferguson’s inaugural State of the Report, which was released Wednesday, the eve of the 4th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown during a police confrontation…
FARMINGTON, MO (KTRS) St. Francois County authorities say the Farmington couple charged with keeping four children behind plywood in makeshift rooms had ordered prison clothing for the kids. Police in Farmington had answered a call to a child abuse hotline at a home and found four children, aged 6 to 12, apparently being kept with no…
Godfrey, IL (KTRS) Ivanka Trump is touring the country in an effort to unite academic, business, and political leaders in a series of “Workforce Development” round-table discussions. She spoke this morning at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. Mrs. Trump told the group, “One of the things we’re going to do through the…
By ERIC TUCKER, MATTHEW BARAKAT and CHAD DAY ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The questioning of Paul Manafort’s protege was confrontational and personal: Manafort’s lawyer hammered Rick Gates about his own crimes, an extramarital affair and a guilty plea with prosecutors that may spare him severe punishment. Gates, who faced a bruising cross-examination, returns to the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A seven-term prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County who gained national attention in his handling of the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson has lost a primary challenge to a black Ferguson councilman. The county’s unofficial results showed a 14-point victory for Wesley Bell over Bob…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The steady march of new right-to-work laws in Republican-led states hit a wall in Missouri, where voters resoundingly rejected a measure that could have weakened union finances after national and local labor groups poured millions of dollars into the campaign against it. Missouri’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Tuesday’s Democratic primary for St. Louis County Executive came down to the wire. With all 681 precincts reporting, incumbent Steve Stenger defeated challenger Mark Mantovani by 1157 votes, a margin of less than one percent: During his acceptance speech, Stenger stated, “I want to thank all of St. Louis County. We…