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…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A crowd is building at the Laborers’ Union Hall in South County as election results begin coming in. In the Democratic primary race for County Executive, incumbent Steve Stenger is showing a slight lead over challenger Mark Mantovani in early polling.
LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The places and names change, but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. On Monday, twin fires in Northern California being treated as one became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri voters are deciding whether to implement a right-to-work law limiting labor union powers that had been passed more than a year ago by Republican state officials. The law has been on hold since labor groups petitioned to force a public referendum. If voters approve it, Missouri would become the…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill’s hopes of winning a third term in Republican-dominated Missouri could depend both on convincing voters she’s sufficiently moderate and how voters feel about President Donald Trump, who is backing her presumptive Republican challenger. It’s not an easy task considering Trump…
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States reimposed stiff economic sanctions on Iran Monday, ratcheting up pressure on the Islamic Republic despite statements of deep dismay from European allies, three months after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the international accord limiting Iran’s nuclear activities.…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The reward for information leading to the arrest of a a gunman in the murder of Imo’s pizza delivery driver David Matthews now tops $43,000. Crimestoppers Monday announced family and friends of Matthews have raised $28,000 dollars toward the reward. In addition, the Imo’s family announced it is offering $10,000 and Crimestoppers is…