JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson will become Missouri’s 57th governor when Eric Greitens’ resignation becomes official Friday. Parson is planning a private ceremony, citing time constraints. He said he’ll plan a public event later. Greitens, a Republican, announced his resignation Tuesday in the midst of a special session called by…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the sentence of ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning Martha Stewart. The comments came aboard Air Force One on Thursday after he announced on Twitter that he planned to pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza. Trump tells reporters that Blagojevich said something dumb but that…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is pressing ahead with a demand for documents about a nonprofit group that supports Gov. Eric Greitens’ agenda. Greitens has said he will resign at 5 p.m. Friday. That created some uncertainty about whether his campaign committee and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri still must…
By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top aide to Kim Jong Un will make a rare visit to Washington Friday to hand a letter from the North Korean leader to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after reporting “good progress” in talks between the…
Spanish Lake, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a late night shooting in north county. Police say the 18-year-old victim was gunned down at just before 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of June Avenue in Spanish Lake. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests.…
By KEN THOMAS and ANGELA CHARLTON , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports after failing to win concessions from the European Union, a move that could provoke retaliatory tariffs and inflame trans-Atlantic trade tensions. U.S. and European officials held last-ditch talks…
St. Louis, Missouri (KRTS) Congressman William Lacy Clay hosted an event at the better Family Life Cultural Center in North St. Louis Wednesday. With June being National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a town hall meeting called, “A Community Conversation on Gun Violence” – was hosted by Clay. The event featured members of law enforcement, clergy, victims,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating the death of a toddler in north St. Louis. Police say emergency crews were called to a home on Labadie on Monday where they found an unresponsive 23-month-old girl. The child was taken to a hospital, where she later died. The child has been identified as Jream Polk.…
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In chilling cellphone videos released Wednesday, the suspect in February’s massacre at a Florida high school announcing his intention to become the next school shooter, aiming to kill at least 20 people and saying “you’re all going to die.” The three videos released by…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The felony computer tampering case against embattled Missouri Governor Eric Greitens isn’t moving forward. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced during a news conference on Wednesday that she is dismissing the case after reaching an agreement with Greitens’ defense team. “Many of Mr. Greitens former colleagues and friends cooperated with…