JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Joplin man who was appointed to the Missouri Board of Education and then blocked from voting on the fate of the state education commission is suing Gov. Eric Greitens. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cole County, John Sumners asks the court to determine if he remains a board…
By GREGORY KATZ and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It will be a spring wedding on the glorious grounds of Windsor Castle for love-struck Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Royal officials — thrilled with the international response to news of the couple’s engagement, and the positive reaction to their first ever TV appearance —…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is hospitalized after a police-involved shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the suspect was shot around 11:30 a.m. near the intersection of Hodiamont Avenue and Page Boulevard. Circumstances surrounding the shooting haven’t been released. A second suspect is being sought in the case. There’s no word on the condition…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump will be in St. Charles for a speech Wednesday, his second visit to Missouri in three months. The speech announced Monday comes as Trump and other Republicans seek tax reform. The House passed a $1.5 trillion bill and Senate GOP leaders hope to push their bill through…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The public is being asked to weigh in on the future of the old Jamestown Mall site. St. Louis County held an Informational Open House at Christian Northeast Hospital on Monday to allow residents to present ideas on how they would like to see the once vibrant north county mall…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis murder count has surpassed last year’s after violent holiday weekend. Police responded to multiple shootings over the weekend, including the city’s 191st murder of the year. That happened early Sunday night, when a woman was fatally shot in the 6300 of Sherry in north St. Louis. The victim’s name…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat accused of groping women without their consent, says he doesn’t remember if he ever touched a woman inappropriately while photos were being taken. Three women allege Franken grabbed their buttocks during separate incidents at campaign events. A fourth woman says Franken forcibly kissed her on a…
By GREGORY KATZ and SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, fifth in line for the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday, confirming months of rumors. Markle, a humanitarian campaigner and lifestyle blogger who succeeded in show business before falling for Harry, will become a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Eric Greitens has made his first appointment to the state’s medical licensing board as his administration works to get a database that can identify problem prescribers off the ground. Dr. Katherine Mathews will start working on the licensing board immediately and then have an official confirmation hearing in the…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A St. Charles woman who reporting fatally shooting a man during a home invasion is now facing murder charges. Thirty-one-year-old Karen E. Reisinger is charges with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 26-year-old Carlton Eugene Ford Jr. Police say Reisinger claims Ford broke into her apartment in the 400 block of San…