LOS ANGELES (AP) – Scott Kazmir pitched 8 2/3 innings, Adrian Gonzalez and Corey Seager homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Saturday night. Gonzalez hit a solo home run, his fourth of the season, to lead off the fourth inning. Seager, who had three hits, ripped a solo…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has fought to the cusp of the Republican presidential nomination with a small group of largely obscure operatives. They signed on a year ago for the seemingly quixotic campaign. When Trump won Indiana recently and it became clear he was the likely nominee, they shared an embrace in the…
OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving the family of a south St. Louis County woman fatally shot while sitting on her back porch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a judge approved the settlement Friday for the family of 84-year-old Betty Lou Knight, who was…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon isn’t saying yet whether he’ll veto a sweeping expansion of gun rights passed by lawmakers. Nixon said Friday that he will give the measure a comprehensive review. Nixon’s comments came after lawmakers passed the bill on the last day of the 2016 session. The measure would…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ross Stripling earned his first victory in his seventh major league start by beating his former college roommate, Yasiel Puig homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 Friday night in the series opener. Stripling (1-2) allowed four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings, struck out…
(KTRS) – A quick look at the action on the last day of the legislative session: —The House sent a bill to Governor Jay Nixon that would prohibit cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies from enacting ticket quotas. Supervisors would also be barred from instructing officers to increase the number of tickets that they write.…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A 32-year-old Ferguson man is facing second-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of his father. Jesse Reise was also charged Thursday with armed criminal action. He is jailed on $500,000 bond. Police were called Tuesday to the Ferguson home that Reise shared with his 58-year-old father, Joseph Reise. The elder…
(KTRS) –Â Members of the Illinois Congressional delegation say they may block funding for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new facility in north St. Louis. The Senate passed a defense bill that would set aside money to buy the land and design the facility. But the House Appropriations Committee cut all money used to purchase the land…
