By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Unions representing teachers and other public employees sued on Monday to try to block a new Missouri law that they claim imposes “a raft of harsh restrictions” that “effectively eviscerates” their right to organize and bargain on behalf of employees. A Missouri law…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to John McCain by recalling their own legislative battles while echoing the late senator’s belief that there’s more that unites than divides Americans. Speaking from the Senate floor, McConnell says that while McCain served the state of Arizona in Congress, “he was America’s hero all…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis-area business leaders had the opportunity to voice their concerns about the impact of the Administration’s trade policies. U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill hosted a business roundtable Monday morning at the Thomas Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The roundtable entitled “Examining the Effects of Tariffs and Trade Policy on Missouri…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The flags at the White House, which were lowered over the weekend to mark the death of Sen. John McCain, are back at full-staff. The flags at the U.S. Capitol, meanwhile, remained at half-staff on Monday to honor the Arizona Republican, who died Saturday of brain cancer. President Donald Trump offered his…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is hospitalized following an officer involved shooting in north St. Louis. Police say this stemmed from an armed carjacking at 4th and Pine in downtown St. Louis at around 12:45 a.m. Monday. The stolen car was spotted traveling on Natural Bridge near Goodfellow around 4:15 a.m. Officers responded to the…
By RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON , Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Sunday at an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing multiple people and sending many others to hospitals, authorities said. Sheriff’s officers did not immediately confirm the number of dead at the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans are coming together for services and other events to honor the late Sen. John McCain over the next week. Those involved in planning McCain’s farewell say the Arizona Republican will lie in state in the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday. A funeral is scheduled for Thursday at North Phoenix Baptist Church. In…
NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as “The Odd Couple,” ”Barefoot in the Park” and his “Brighton Beach” trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, has died. He was 91. Simon died early Sunday of complications from pneumonia at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, said Bill Evans,…
JACKSONVILLE, FL (AP) — Florida authorities are reporting multiple people dead and “many transported” to hospitals after a mass shooting at a riverfront mall in Jacksonville that was hosting a video game tournament. The Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office is reporting that one suspect is dead at the scene after the shooting at Jacksonville Landing, but it…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Missouri high schools and universities are working to ensure students’ college plans remain on course. An estimated 200,000 students nationally experience “summer melt,” a term that means they’re derailed before even arriving to college, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported . Low-income and first-generation students disproportionately experience summer melt, according to University of…