WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters for both sides in the dispute over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple are rallying outside the Supreme Court. Supporters of Colorado baker Jack Phillips were chanting, “We got Jack’s back.” People in support of the gay couple who were refused a cake countered with chants saying, “Love wins.” It’s a…
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly muslim countries. This is not a final ruling on the travel ban: Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man who opened fire at a birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant has been sentenced to life in prison. The shooting in January 2015 in St. Charles injured the birthday girl’s grandfather. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 25-year-old Arieon Demico Ford, was sentenced Wednesday to…
By NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump formally endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that Moore’s vote is needed in Congress. Trump tweeted early Monday that “Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin says a conversation between President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and the Russian ambassador to the United States did not influence Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response to sanctions imposed by Trump’s predecessor. Former adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about reaching out to Russian…
Sunset Hills, MO (KTRS) A suspect is being sought in connection with a carjacking at a Toys “R” Us in Sunset Hills. Police say around 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a man had just parked his car in the parking lot of Toys “R” Us in the 3600 South Lindbergh. That’s when an armed man who was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is setting lofty goals to not only increase enrollment but to help students finish their degrees and find employment after graduation. The university’s Strategic Enrollment Management Committee recently unveiled five goals that it wants the university to obtain by 2023, The Columbia Missourian reported. The committee’s work…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the panel is starting to see “the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice” against President Donald Trump. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” California Democrat Dianne Feinstein said the evidence is coming partly from “the continual tweets” from the White House.…
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO (KTRS) A motorist is hospitalized following a shooting along I-270 in north county. Police say the victim was shot around 8 p.m. Saturday in the westbound lanes of I-270 near Route 367. The victim is said to be in serious condition. The incident prompted the closure of the westbound lanes of I-270…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Insurance companies have classified Missouri as one of three states deemed “high-risk” for deer collisions. The other two states considered “high-risk” are Arkansas and Kansas according to State Farm, which insures between 20 and 25 percent of vehicles in Missouri, the Joplin Globe reported. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that…