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…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office says it hopes to determine by early next year how many untested rape kits are on shelves in Missouri, a first step in an effort to improve the state’s response to sexual assault. Attorney General Josh Hawley’s Deputy Chief of Staff,…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A suspect is dead after being shot during a home invasion in St. Charles. Authorities say a resident shot and killed a male intruder at an apartment complex near Fifth Street and San Juan Drive around 5:45 p.m. The name of the suspect hasn’t been released. Police haven’t released any further…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena Greitens, will be welcoming visitors to their home next week for a holiday tradition. Annual candlelight tours at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion are planned from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 1 and from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 2.…
By BERNARD CONDON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writers Parking lots were full and shopping bags were plentiful in some places Saturday as holiday gift-seekers were out looking for bargains, even as the competition among retailers to offer earlier deals and snag customers first has pulled sales forward. At the Woodbury Common outlets north of New…
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) A reward to help solve the case of a girl who disappeared more than 20 years ago in the Mississippi River community of Moline has been extended. The (Moline) Dispatch reports the $10,000 reward offered by the family of Trudy Appleby and Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities has been extended until…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency. It’s an agenda whose core items — tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills — could unravel just as easily…