By SUZAN FRASER, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA , Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi officials murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate after plotting his death for days, Turkey’s president said Tuesday, contradicting Saudi Arabia’s explanation that the writer was accidentally killed. He demanded that the kingdom reveal the identities of all…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Prosecutors say they have 342 potential witnesses in the trial of 20-year-old Trenton Foster, who is charged with killing a St. Louis police officer two years ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports assistant prosecutor Alan Key last week filed a 16-page list of people who could be witnesses to testify at…
O’Fallon, MO (KTRS) A St. Charles County man is accused of sexually assaulting a child. Forty-eight-year-old Matthew Baker of O’Fallon is charged with statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy with a person under the age of 12. Police say received a call a call on October 13 regarding a sexual assault. The investigation revealed that the suspect…
ATLANTA, IL (AP) — Organic farmers in Illinois are adapting their business practices due to a shift in the local market prompted in part by large grocers offering organic produce and meal-kit startups gaining popularity. Many small organic fruit and vegetable producers have traditionally relied on sales through community-supported agriculture programs, in which community members…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson will be leaving the Legislature early to become director of the state’s Medicaid health care program and one of its highest paid public employees. The appointment announced Monday by Republican Gov. Mike Parson will take effect Nov. 1,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party says a miscommunication caused 10,000 voters in the state to receive mailers with incorrect information about when their absentee ballots are due. Ray Bozarth is the party’s executive director. He tells The Kansas City Star that there was a miscommunication between the party and the vendor that printed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite promoting himself as an advocate for transparent government, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is one of only two statewide officials who doesn’t use email for official business. Critics say by refusing to use email Hawley, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, avoids creating public records of his office’s work.…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) St. Charles-based American Railcar Industries announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with ITE Rail Fund. John O’Bryan, President and CEO of ARI, commented, “ARI is a highly respected company in the railcar industry with a rich history of growth and innovation for over 20 years. The sale…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. Police say 22-year-old Donyell Harris was last seen early Monday morning on a Facebook live stream video consuming a large amount of prescription pills and making suicidal statements. Harris is described as black, 5 feet 11 inches in height, 194 lbs,…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The quest to be the next Illinois attorney general is focusing on experience, ideology and gumption. Democrat Kwame Raoul touts his legal and policymaking experience and says Republican Erika Harold is too rigid in her conservative views to effectively manage the post of chief law enforcement officer. Harold says she has…