By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Russia in mind, the Trump administration is aiming to develop new nuclear firepower that it says will make it easier to deter threats to European allies. The plan, not yet approved by President Donald Trump, is intended to make nuclear conflict less likely. Critics argue…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis civil rights icon Frankie Muse Freeman has died. Adolphus Pruitt, head of the St. Louis NAACP, said Freeman’s family confirmed her death Friday. Freeman served as the lead counsel in the landmark 1954 case Davis et al. v. the St. Louis Housing Authority, which ended legal racial discrimination in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging that a Republican Missouri senator was violating the state’s open records law has been dismissed. The Kansas City Star reports that a Cole County judge dismissed the lawsuit against Sen. Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph on Wednesday. The judge ruled that the judicial branch doesn’t have jurisdiction…
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — The oldest victim swept away in a California mudslide was Jim Mitchell, who had celebrated his 89th birthday the day before. He died with his wife of more than 50 years, Alice. The youngest, 3-year-old Kailly Benitez, was one of four children killed. As…
MADISON COUNTY, ILL (KTRS) Metro East investigators are looking for a suspect who may be connected to as many as five armed robberies since late November. The robberies occurred at banks in Edwardsville, Alton and East Alton, Wood River and Godfery, Illinois. Nobody was hurt. Capt. Mike Dixon with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department says he…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be the patient, not the commander in chief offering comfort, when he visits the Walter Reed military hospital on Friday. Trump is headed to the medical facility in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington, for his first medical checkup as president. But what has been a…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The return of the frigid temperatures has the city of St. Louis’ winter shelter and outreach operations back in effect. The stepped up efforts for the homeless will remain in effect through Tuesday. If the the severe weather persists, winter shelter and operations will be extended, according to city officials. Exposure to cold…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The story about Governor Eric Greitens’ affair was being shopped to media outlets. According to Fox 2 News, those behind the story wanted the station to air the story on the day of the Governor’s State of the State Address. Fox 2 posted the following message on its website: On Monday,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The region is bracing for more winter weather. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to rapidly drop into the teens Thursday night bringing sleet and snow. While the precipitation is expected to be light, the dropping temperatures may cause roads to become slick. MODOT issued this warning: “Rain/sleet/freezing rain…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis circuit attorney has launched a formal investigation to determine if Gov. Eric Greitens committed any crimes associated with an extramarital affair in 2015. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner initially said Thursday that no criminal complaint had been filed against Greitens, and no evidence of a crime has been presented…