By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday dropped an invasion-of-privacy charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, but say they still plan to pursue the case. Assistant St. Louis Circuit Attorney Ronald Sullivan made the surprise announcement in court after the third day of jury selection…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning to treat a benign kidney condition and will likely be hospitalized for the rest of the week, the White House said. President Donald Trump was expected to visit his wife at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center just outside…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Efforts continue to seat a jury in the felony invasion of privacy case of Governor Eric Greitens. The trial was expected to begin on Monday, but jury selection is taking longer than anticipated. Instead, day three of jury selection was held. defense attorney Jim Martin said in court that prosecutors claimed they…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s day three of jury selection in the felony invasion of privacy trial of Governor Eric Greitens. The trial was expected to start Monday, but jury selection is taking longer than anticipated. Here’s break down of the numbers – so far 85 of the 160 potential jurors have been questioned. The other…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature has voted to raise the age at which suspects are automatically prosecuted as adults from 17 to 18. The bill, approved by the Senate Thursday in a 32-1 vote, would add a $3.50 charge to all civil lawsuits to help the juvenile justice system absorb more people.…
PARIS (AP) — A French judicial official says the young man who stabbed people in a lively Paris neighborhood didn’t have an arrest record but was on a watch list for potential radicalism. The official said the parents of the alleged attacker, a 20-year-old French citizen who was born in the Russian republic of Chechnya,…
SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General and U.S. Senate hopeful Josh Hawley says his office continues to review the case of a southeast Missouri man whose murder conviction has been questioned. Hawley on Friday made a campaign stop in Sikeston, the home of David Robinson. Earlier this month, the state Supreme Court ruled Robinson…
By AUDREY McAVOY and JAE C. HONG , Associated Press VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spawned a new lava fissure Saturday, emitting minor lava spatter less than a mile from a geothermal energy plant. The U.S. Geological Survey said 16 fissures have now opened up on the Big Island. The latest arose around…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The murder count in the city of St. Louis continues to climb. The latest homicide happened late Friday afternoon in north St. Louis. Police say a man in his twenties was gunned down in the 3900 block of Palm at just before 5 p.m. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a quadruple shooting in north St. Louis. Police say two children and two adults were shot while exiting a vehicle in the 4800 block of Farlin at just before 7 p.m. Friday. All four victims were conscious and breathing when police arrived. There’s no word on a motive…