ST. LOUIS (AP) – A judge on Monday will consider whether the pivotal witness in Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ criminal trial – a woman involved in an affair with him – should be prohibited from testifying. Circuit Judge Rex Burlison will preside over the hearing, just a week before Greitens stands trial for felony invasion…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt wants the courts and legislature to determine whether Gov. Eric Grietens should leave office, so he isn’t calling for Greitens’ resignation. Blunt, R-Mo., said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday Greitens has been accused of reprehensible actions, but the official criminal and legislative processes should…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A deadly Legionnaires’ disease crisis at a state-run veterans’ home, persisting for years, has so flummoxed Illinois officials that they have concluded the best remedy is to start over. Now, rhetoric meets reality. A report last week from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration recommends a…
St, Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in critical condition after being shot in north St. Louis. Police say the victim showed up at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the back at just before noon on Saturday. The shooting happened in the 5800 block of Roosevelt. There’s no word on a motive…
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who is already in prison is now indicted in a 1981 shooting death. A Callaway County grand jury indicted Conrad Schmitt on Thursday on a capital murder charge in the death of 27-year-old Ricky Ridings, of St. Peters. Ridings was found shot to death inside a car outside…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are renewing a request to have a judge, not a jury, decide the felony invasion of privacy case against the embattled Republican governor. A court filing late Thursday marked the second time Greitens’ attorneys have asked St. Louis Circuit…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The publisher of Missouri Times says he paid his own money to buy audiotapes made by the ex-husband of a woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and that he intended to use them to write a book. Scott Faughn, in a column Thursday, says he bought…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of charity resources for his political campaign. Republican House and Senate leaders said Thursday…
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) — A Jefferson County man is accused trying to set his house on fire and taking two hostages at knifepoint. Investigators say Kylie Kunzie called 911 to report a fire in his home Wednesday morning. They say he called again minutes later saying he was at a nearby home and holding a…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Video cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom when Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens goes to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison turned down a request from a lawyer working on behalf of several media outlets, citing…