BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in an opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter’s death in support of “views she believed were profoundly racist,” a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer’s immigration status to argue for changes in…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Gunfire over the holiday weekend leaves three injured in north St. Louis. Police say the first shooting happened on 4400 Block of Athlone at just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday. A man was shot in the chest. He is in critical condition. At just after 11 p.m. Saturday, a man was gunned down…
By KEVIN FREKING and MATTHEW DALY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Keep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Those are the big-ticket items that Republican leaders in Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers look to wrap up their work and head home to campaign for the November…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first publicly released video of Texas police closing in on the suspect in a series of deadly Austin package bombings shows officers approaching his SUV before the vehicle explodes. Aerial footage released Friday by the Texas Department of Public Safety comes five months after police say 23-year-old Mark Conditt blew…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden denies any involvement in the so-called exclusion list of 28 police officers issued by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. This is in response to a statement released by Gardner’s office on Friday, indicating that the list was created at the request of of the St.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his one-time political rival, delivering a eulogy for the late Arizona Sen. John McCain at Washington National Cathedral. Obama said: “We come to celebrate an extraordinary man, a warrior, a statesman, a patriot who embodied so much that is best in America.” Obama spoke…
WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain’s casket has arrived at Washington National Cathedral for a memorial service where two former presidents — George W. Bush and Barack Obama — are among the scheduled speakers. Saturday’s service is the last event in Washington for the late Arizona senator. He’ll be buried Sunday at his alma mater, the…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The top prosecutor in St. Louis said Friday that her “exclusion list” of officers who will not be permitted as primary witnesses in criminal cases was requested by the police department itself. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s list of 28 officers, announced Thursday, raised concerns from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has tossed out a court challenge that sought to remove a medical marijuana initiative from the November ballot. Cole County Judge Patricia Joyce in a Friday ruling dismissed the lawsuit. It was filed by another medical marijuana initiative organizer who is trying to remove two other competing…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronan Farrow’s former producer at NBC News says his old network breached its journalistic duty by failing to stick with the story of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct. Farrow instead took the story to the New Yorker, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize with the New York Times for the…