PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 32,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out. One person died and seven others were injured. Travelers said fellow passengers dragged the unidentified woman back in…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Governor Eric Greitens is firing back at accusations of criminal wrongdoing with his charity, the Mission Continues. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced during a press conference on Tuesday that his office has recovered evidence that Greitens may have broken the law. “Mr. Greitens obtained an electronic donor list created by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says his investigation into a veterans charity founded by Gov. Eric Greitens revealed evidence that Greitens’ use of the charity’s donor list broke the law. Hawley said Tuesday that it’s up to the St. Louis prosecutor to decide whether to charge Greitens with a crime.…
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers considering whether to impeach Republican Gov. Eric Greitens may first have to wrestle with an unprecedented question: Does it matter that the alleged actions occurred before he was in office? There is no definitive answer to that question because only one Missouri executive…
By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors have entered the Syrian town where an alleged chemical attack was carried out earlier this month, Syrian state media reported Tuesday, after they had waited for days in the capital for permission from Syrian and Russian authorities. The fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition…
Pevely, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Jefferson County baby. Police say 7-month-old Aubrey Gardner is believed to be with her non-custodial biological father, 29-year-old Dalton Gardner. The baby girl was last seen at her mother’s home in Pevely Monday morning. Dalton Gardner is described as a white male, 5’10”,…
By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT , Associated Press . LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally, and she accused Syria and its ally Russia of attempting to cover up evidence of a deadly chemical weapons attack. May faced…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An attorney for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is urging the state’s attorney general to recuse his office from an investigation of a veterans charity founded by the governor. In a letter written Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Edward L. Dowd Jr. raised concerns over Josh Hawley’s comment last…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A top official with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office says the “egregious mistakes” of the man hired to investigate Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens should not prompt dismissal of the indictment against the governor. In a court hearing Monday in Greitens felony invasion-of-privacy case, Chief Trial Assistant Robert Dierker admitted that…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has for the second time rejected an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his convictions on corruption charges. The justices did not comment Monday in letting stand the convictions and 14-year prison term that Blagojevich is serving. He’s scheduled to be released in 2024. Blagojevich’s lawyers…