By MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ personal attorney is asking a state House committee investigating Greitens’ actions during an extramarital affair to delay the release of its findings, saying an ongoing criminal investigation is likely to uncover information that will make the report inaccurate. In a letter sent…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a state law preventing gun ownership by felons doesn’t violate their constitutional rights. The Columbia Missourian reports that the majority of the judges found this week that Jack Alpert hadn’t proven his case. Court documents say Alpert had pleaded guilty and served time…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attorney for Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is trying to toss out a lawsuit alleging governor’s office staff violated the law with a message-deleting app. The lawsuit is over a request by a St. Louis attorney for records related to use of the Confide app, which deletes messages after…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Thursday, April 5, was Opening Day at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals … and apparently it was the first and only day Gioia’s Deli served its popular hot salami sandwiches at Busch. On its Facebook page Friday, Gioia’s said the sandwiches sold out before the first pitch but that their service and…
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An attorney is asking an Illinois state court to reconsider the conviction of a man serving life in prison for the 2009 killings of his wife and their two young sons. The Belleville News Democrat reports Christopher Coleman’s attorney Lloyd Cueto Jr. filed the request Tuesday. Coleman was convicted of first-degree…
Washington, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing Franklin County man. Police say 43-year-old Michael Jolly was last seen at his residence in Washington, Missouri on March 2nd. On March 11,he was traveling from Washington, Missouri to visit family in Affton. He contacted a relative that day on his cell phone…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House committee has rejected a bill meant to give terminally ill patients access to medical marijuana. The Columbia Missourian reports that Republican Rep. Jim Neely’s bill failed to make it out of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Wednesday. New Approach Missouri is a group campaigning to legalize medical…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A spokesman for Gov. Eric Greitens says he hopes to nominate new members to the Missouri Ethics Commission next week. Vacancies on the commission mean it has too few members to meet with a quorum. The committee has before it a complaint about whether Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign told the truth…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s opening day for the St. Louis Cardinals! Fans are reminded when entering Busch Stadium, they will have to go through a metal detector, have their bags searched, and be screened with a handheld metal detector. It’s advised to arrive early in anticipation of delays. The MLB has a list of what…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Suspects are being sought after three people were shot at nightclub in downtown St. Louis. Police say the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m.Wednesday outside of The Mood Lounge at 20th and Locust. None of the victims suffered life threatening injuries. The shooting reportedly stemmed from a fight.