TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – “It’s going to impact most of the state in some way.” That’s what Florida Gov. Rick Scott is saying about Tropical Storm Colin, which is on its way to strike the state today. Colin’s maximum sustained winds were last tracked at close to 40 mph, and the storm is expected to…
LINN, Mo. (AP) – A man who was being sought after he walked away from a federal halfway home has been captured in central Missouri. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that Osage County officials say 35-year-old Jason Biermann was captured Sunday in Osage County and has been taken to the Osage County Jail. The search for…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Aledmys Diaz, Matt Adams and Yadier Molina each had an RBI during a four-run sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals came from behind for the second straight game to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Sunday night. The tiebreaking run came on an RBI fielder’s choice with the bases…
( KTRS ) The unprecedented budget impasse in Illinois is eroding services to help troubled youth, including a widely praised program called Redeploy Illinois. Nearly $5 million have been allocated in previous years for the community-based program that’s an alternative to prison. However, money hasn’t been allocated with the impasse, leaving more than 100 kids…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill pending before Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon would protect those who try to rescue children from hot vehicles. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Elijah Haahr, last week said he doesn’t want people to pause before acting to save kids. People would need to contact police or other emergency responders before…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A white St. Louis police sergeant awarded nearly $800,000 over racial discrimination has filed another federal lawsuit claiming he’s been retaliated against for the earlier win in court. Sgt. David Bonenberger sued in 2012 claiming a position he sought was awarded to a black woman he claimed was less qualified. The…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump “doesn’t really have ideas” but “makes bizarre rants and engages in personal feuds and outright lies.” Clinton is likely to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in the next few days, and she’s taking direct aim at Trump as she tries to move past challenger Bernie Sanders. She…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is scrambling to release as many prisoners as possible from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba and considering novel legal strategies to do it. The options being considered include allowing some men to strike plea deals by video-teleconference and sending others to foreign countries to be prosecuted. The…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charges have been filed against a 24-year-old man accused of leading a police chase that ended with a crash that injured a pregnant woman whose fetus died. Jimmie Smith III was charged Friday with second-degree assault and other felonies. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Smith was driving with two children…