By SUMMER BALLENTINE, DAVID A. LIEB and JIM SALTER, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are questioning why St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner hired a private out-of-state company to perform the investigation that led to his indictment, rather than relying on St. Louis police. Greitens’ attorneys in a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has passed a bill that would make it a felony to disseminate — or threaten to disseminate — private sexual images. The 149-1 House vote Monday comes as Gov. Eric Greitens is facing a felony indictment on a charge of invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a…
By KELLI KENNEDY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Tuesday morning hearing in the criminal case against the suspect accused in the Florida high school shooting has been canceled. Prosecutors are seeking to obtain hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of Nikolas Cruz, 19. The hearing was removed from the…
By JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of people from all walks of life — including a former president — filed slowly past the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham on Monday to pay their final respects to a man who reached millions with his message of salvation through Jesus Christ. A light…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis prosecutors say the ongoing investigation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens could include matters beyond the allegation of invasion of privacy involving a woman with whom he had an affair. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a contentious, unscheduled hearing occurred Monday in St. Louis Circuit Court, during which…
GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) — A police officer has been shot when a fugitive began shooting at members of a U.S. marshals task force, but his bullet-resistant vest saved him from more serious injury. The shooting happened Monday morning in St. Louis County. The officer works for the St. Charles County Police Department and was…
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Survivors and others are set to gather at ground zero for a solemn tribute to victims of the first terror attack on the World Trade Center, the deadly bombing 25 years ago. Monday is the anniversary of the blast, which killed six people, one of them pregnant.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two people are dead following overnight shootings in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down in the 4700 block of Kossuth at just before 1 a.m. Monday. While canvassing the area, police found another shooting victim. That victim also died. There’s no word of any arrests or if the…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Renovation work on the State Capitol building in Jefferson City begins next week. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports the nearly $29 million project is expected to start Friday. It will involve restoration of most of the Capitol’s exterior stone work. Republican Sen. Mike Kehoe, of Jefferson City, says the project…
By TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students at a Florida high school where 17 of their classmates and staff members were killed returned Sunday to gather their belongings thrown down in panic during the school shooting nearly two weeks ago. Thousands of students joined their parents in walking past the three-story building at…