CHICAGO (AP) – Aaron Schock is accused of allegedly using government and campaign money to subsidize a lavish lifestyle, as well as pocketing thousands of constituents’ dollars. The indictment unveiled this month says the 35-year-old former Illinois Republican ex-congressman hosted annual Washington tours and meet-and-greets, charged a special fee and secretly kept some of the…
( KTRS ) Mizzou running back Damarea Crockett has been suspended from the Tigers’ last game. University of Missouri Police say Crockett was arrested Sunday for arrested for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. Crockett is Mizzou’s all-time record holder for freshman rushing yards and touchdowns. The Tigers’ last game is this Friday…
Cecil Fills Void Left by Duke, Lyons Injuries
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Police Sergeant who was shot twice in the face is home today. Police have also identified the suspect in the shooting as 19-year-old George Bush III. Chief Sam Dotson believes that Bush shot the officer because he feared he would be recognized in connection to other crimes. Bush III died…
(KTRS) – The oldest family-owned theater chain in America has a new owner. Wherenberg announced they were being acquired by Milwaukee-based Marcus Theaters. The company says they will maintain the Wherenberg name. The sale will cement Marcus’ status as the fifth-largest chain in the nation. Wherenberg operated independently for more than 100 years.
(KTRS) – Governor elect Eric Grietens is calling for an emergency alert system after two police officers in Missouri were shot over the weekend. The proposed “Blue Alert” system would work in a similar fashiong to Amber and Silver alerts–which help to find missing children and senior citizens. A Blue Alert would send information across the…
NEW YORK (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet on Monday with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and former Texas governor and GOP presidential rival Rick Perry. That’s according to top aide Kellyanne Conway. She told Fox News on Monday that Perry is a possible contender to lead the Defense or Energy departments and…
CHICAGO (AP) – New research documents another decline in dementia rates but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. The study released Monday shows the rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in adults aged 65 and up dropped to about…