WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for a loftier and more hopeful politics amid an ugly and chaotic presidential campaign. The Wisconsin Republican tells an audience on Capitol Hill that it’s “easy to get disheartened” about the state of politics. But he says: “It did not used to be this bad, and…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS)  Missouri must reveal the source of the drug it uses to execute prisoners. That’s according to a ruling this week by  Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem. This stemmed from a lawsuit filed by media organizations, including the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Associated Press, seeking to uncover more information about…
DOVER, Del. (AP) – A cybersecurity advisory council formed by Gov. Jack Markell has begun its business by holding what officials called an “emergency” executive session. The chairman of the panel called the secret session at its inaugural meeting Wednesday so members could hear an FBI cyberthreat briefing. The agenda for the public meeting said…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Homicide detectives are investigating following the discovery of three bodies in north St. Louis on Wednesday morning. Police were called to the 4800 block of Anderson at just before 7:30 a.m. after a man was found shot to death. Â About twenties minutes later, two more bodies were discovered near Enright…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â A new study suggests that a community’s affluence plays a role in determining a person’s municipal court experience. Saint Louis University conducted an exit poll of 753 people leaving courts in thirteen St. Louis County municipalities. The poll found that both black and white residents had a far better experience in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former Missouri lawmaker who is the father U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and grandfather of former Gov. Matt Blunt has died. Roy Blunt said his father Leroy Blunt died Monday at the Marshfield Care Center in southwestern Missouri. His son says he died at age 94 from the effects of…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Brian Elliott made 37 saves in his second straight shutout since returning from an injury and Robby Fabbri scored the lone goal midway through the third period to give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Elliott has stopped all 56 shots…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri coach Barry Odom announced Tuesday that two football players are leaving the program. Running back Chase Abbington and offensive tackle Malik Cuellar, both juniors, notified Odom this week of their intentions to end their football careers. “Chase visited with me a couple days ago and he’s decided to quit football,”…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Police in Illinois and Missouri have identified the woman whose dismembered body was found at an Interstate 70 rest stop more than a decade ago. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis on Tuesday identified the victim as Deanna D. Howland of Alton, Illinois. A highway maintenance worker found Howland’s…
