By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers should make it easier for firefighters to get workers’ compensation, Gov. Eric Greitens said Wednesday during a visit to the St. Louis Fire Academy. The bill by Republican Rep. Nick Schroer would make firefighters and other first responders eligible for workers’ compensation for illnesses…
By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a victory lap so irresistible that Speaker Paul Ryan did it twice. When the House approved the $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill Tuesday and again Wednesday with minor changes, it was a beaming Ryan who emphatically pounded the gavel, announced the vote and applauded his bellowing…
Finding the perfect gift for those on your holiday list can be stressful. Giving a gift card can often be a better alternative. This has the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis advising consumers to do their homework before purchasing a gift card. “Gift cards can be the perfect solution for the person who’s hard…
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been wounded in an officer-involved shooting in central Missouri. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday after Boonville police began pursuing a vehicle. The post says the fleeing driver kept going after gunfire erupted in…
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and MARCY GORDON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset muslims when she organized a prophet muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced on Tuesday to 28 years in prison. David Wright sobbed as he apologized to blogger Pamela Geller, law enforcement and…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing an Illinois college student who was lured to a remote area under the guise of a deal to sell his car. Michael Gordon was sentenced Tuesday in St. Louis County. He was convicted of first-degree murder…
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and MARCY GORDON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gleeful Republicans on Tuesday muscled the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades through the House. House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed criticism of the widely unpopular package and insisted “results are what’s going to make this popular.” The vote,…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) A St. Louis-area doctor is accused of sexually abusing two women during pain clinic examinations. Authorities say 38-year-old Abhishek Jain of Maryland Heights has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He is jailed on $500,000 bond and does not yet have a listed attorney.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three firefighters are recovering after being injured during an overnight fire in north St. Louis. Fire officials say the firefighters suffered burns while battling a fire at a vacant home on Adelaide and West Florissant. One firefighter was burned on his wrist, the other two had burns to their neck and…