By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill announced Wednesday she will vote against President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing his positions on “dark money” issues. McCaskill said in a statement that the recent sexual assault allegations against him…
By CLAIRE GALOFARO and JEFFREY COLLINS , Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain, widespread flooding, power outages and death. Frustration and sheer exhaustion are building as thousands of people wait to go home seven days…
(KTRS) St. Louis A young man was robbed and shot multiple times in St. Louis by two masked men. Metropolitan police say one mask was a “grandpa Halloween mask” with red eyes and red mouth. The 22-year-old man was shot several times after being robbed Tuesday night on St. Louis Avenue. The man was listed in…
By MARI YAMAGUCHI , Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation’s leader. The decisive victory may embolden Abe to pursue his long-sought revision to Japan’s U.S.-drafted pacifist…
Jefferson County, MO (KTRS) Three separate accidents resulted in a 30 car pileup in Jefferson County, snarling rush hour traffic Wednesday afternoon. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that both accidents happened along southbound I-55 near Imperial at around 4 p.m. This resulted in the highway being shut down at Vogel Road. Seven people were taken…
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It started as a series of phone calls among old high-school friends and ended up embroiling 65 women in the firestorm over a sexual assault allegation that could shape the Supreme Court. In a matter of hours, they all signed onto a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis is home to the newest Microsoft Technology Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the state of the art facility in the Cortex District in the Central West End. Governor Mike Parson was among the honorary guests in attendance. Parson says he believes this new center is among…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — A former prosecutor and chairman of Missouri’s Democratic Party has been sentence to two years and three months in federal prison for misusing campaign funds for personal expenses and vacations. Mike Sanders also was ordered Wednesday to forfeit $40,000. He pleaded guilty earlier this year conspiracy to commit wire fraud.…
HAVELOCK, NC (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to the Carolinas to review Hurricane Florence damage (all times local): 3:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is getting an update on how South Carolina is recovering from Hurricane Florence. Trump was participating in a briefing Wednesday with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Republican Sens.…
DRAPER, UT (AP) — A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart when she was a teenager and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released Wednesday after spending 15 years in prison. Wanda Barzee, 72, quietly left the state prison in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, avoiding a throng of…