Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed…
At age 20, he moved to New York City from Maryland. By day, he job searched and by night he was performing at local open mics in Times Square. In 2013, he was cast in MTV2’s Guy Code and writing, producing, and starring in his own pilots. In 2015, Jermaine produced and starred in his debut…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Several St. Louis-area Texas Roadhouse restaurants are reaching out to help the families of the Laclede Gas workers who slain last month in north St. Louis. Texas Roadhouse restaurants on both sides of the river will donate ten percent of its proceeds to The Laclede Gas Workers Memorial Fund today to…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is again at the center of a national movement involving the Equal Rights Amendment, 35 years after the state failed to ratify it. Evolving legal theories have led to a resurgence of the proposed constitutional amendment and claims that it’s still viable. An Illinois Senate committee approved it this month.…
East Alton, IL Â (KTRS) Â A suspect is in custody following a police standoff in the metro-east. Police say officers were called around 10:30 p.m. Sunday to an East Alton home on Wood River Avenue after a man allegedly fired shots at a neighbor’s home. That’s when the suspect barricaded himself in his home. He surrendered…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A boy is recovering after being shot in south St. Louis. Police say the 14-year-old victim was shot in the stomach in the 1900 block of President Street on Saturday morning. He is listed in stable condition. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports a relative was taken into custody. There’s no…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Â Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times in north St. Louis. Authorities say the shooting happened early Saturday evening in the 44oo block of Cote Brilliante. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. There’s no word on the victim’s condition or of any arrests.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is expecting its smallest class of incoming freshmen in nearly two decades at its Columbia campus. The university said in a statement Friday it projects about 4,000 freshmen will enroll at the school in August. That’s a 14-percent drop, down by about 700 students from last year.…
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — As rivers recede across much of Missouri after extensive flooding, victims will be able to get recovery help from response centers being set up in the state. The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency says it is helping coordinate what it calls “one-stop shops” for recovery services at makeshift resource centers. SEMA says…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Friday ruled to block a new Missouri ban on contributions between political action committees and other limits on political donations that voters approved in November. Attorneys for the state had argued donations from PAC to PAC could lead to corruption and enable donors to skirt…