JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Citing new testimony from a state school board member, a Springfield teacher is asking a judge to overturn the Missouri Board of Education’s controversial removal of former Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. Teacher Laurie Sullivan filed a lawsuit in November accusing the board of violating the state’s open meetings law before…
By TOM LoBIANCO, ZEKE MILLER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s White House is relying on a sweeping interpretation of executive privilege that is rankling members of Congress on both sides of the aisle as current and former advisers parade to Capitol Hill for questioning about possible connections with Russia. The…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A familiar figure to the St. Louis area is back in the spotlight. Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is throwing his hat into the political arena. Before dozens of supporters on Wednesday morning, Fitch officially announced his run for the 3rd. District seat of the St. Louis…
By JEFF MARTIN and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The South awoke on Wednesday to a two-part Arctic mess. First came a thin blanket of snow and ice, and then came the below-zero wind chills. The snowfall sabotaged morning rush hour even before it began, sending cars crashing into each other on major thoroughfares…
DETROIT (AP) — Experts say a bright light and what sounded like thunder in the sky above Michigan was a meteor. The American Meteor Society says it received hundreds of reports of a fireball Tuesday night over the state, including many in the Detroit area. Reports also came in from several other states and Ontario,…
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.6 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in southeastern Missouri. The survey says the earthquake struck Tuesday more than 2 miles (4 kilometers) southwest of Caruthersville, Missouri. No damage has been reported, but the survey reports the quake also was felt in parts of West Tennessee,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he won’t let a “personal mistake” of an extramarital affair deter him from his work as governor. The Republican governor posted a statement Tuesday on his Facebook page as at least five Republican lawmakers called on him to resign. Greitens first acknowledged being “unfaithful” to…
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s overall health “is excellent” and he did “exceedingly well” on cognitive screening designed to detect early signs of memory loss and other neurologic functions, the Navy doctor who performed Trump’s medical checkup said Tuesday. Ronny Jackson had issued a blanket declaration that Trump was in…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A male black and white colobus monkey, also known as Guereza colobus (Guh-REZ-uh KAH-luh-bus), was born at the Saint Louis Zoo on Dec. 29, 2017. In a release from the zoo, the baby, who will be named by zookeepers at a later date, and his family can be seen at the Primate House…
By TOM LoBIANCO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Intelligence Committee is poised to question Steve Bannon, the onetime confidant to President Donald Trump, following his spectacular fall from power after accusing the president’s son and others of “treasonous” behavior for taking a meeting with Russians during the 2016 campaign. Bannon…