JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 24 criminal charges against an unlicensed dog breeder in southern Missouri. Schmitt announced Thursday that Marlisa McAlmond, who runs Cedar Ridge Australians in Oregon County, has been charged with 21 counts of animal abuse, two counts of felony damage and one count of animal…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — In the campaign’s final days, President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are both appealing for voters to turn out in person on Election Day next Tuesday. Both candidates are chasing votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to another term. Trump and Biden are…
Tampa, FL (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to another term. Trump and Biden will appear in Tampa hours apart on Thursday, visiting the western end of the state’s Interstate 4 corridor, The area is…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A metro-east man is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of child porn charges. 43-year-old Avery Smartt Jr. was convicted Wednesday of producing child pornography and attempting to tamper with the victim’s testimony before trail. Evidence showed that Smartt engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. While working as…
New Orleans, LA (AP) — A fast-moving Hurricane Zeta is barreling northeast after causing havoc along the coast. Officials made a repeated call for residents to stay inside after the storm passed and not go outside in the dark to assess damage. One person died in New Orleans who was electrocuted. In the Mississippi city…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Senate Republicans are urging Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to release the specific data he is using to impose restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady called Wednesday for a public hearing at which Pritzker would…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” is making his identify public. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, says in a tweet: “Donald Trump is a man without character. It’s why I wrote ‘A…
A surge in coronavirus cases is prompting the threat of lockdowns or a return to business restrictions reminiscent of the spring in Europe and some parts of the U.S. French President Emmanuel Macron was set to give a televised address Wednesday as many French doctors urged a new nationwide lockdown, as 58% of the country’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police union founded by a group of Black officers nearly 50 years ago has a new president. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Sgt. Donnell Walters’ election as leader of the Ethical Society of Police was announced Tuesday. He replaces Sgt. Heather Taylor, who resigned upon her September…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Police need your help finding the man responsible for shooting and injuring a 2-year-old child during a road-rage incident last week. The Ferguson Police Department says that a report was filed Friday with St. Louis Police. But, on Sunday, the victim’s parent stated the incident actually occurred in Ferguson, near the 6100…