SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — The building that once housed President Abraham Lincoln’s law office in Springfield will soon be opened as a tourist welcome center. The first floor of the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices historic site will open next month as an extension of the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, The State Journal-Register reported . Major work to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Screenshots of text messages show former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ staff used a message-deleting app on their state-issued phones to discuss government business with each other and people outside the governor’s office, according to a published report. The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that it obtained copies of screenshots that…
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s wife is claiming a prosecutor used “falsified evidence” to win a conviction against him. Camille Cosby released a statement after her husband was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. She claims District Attorney Kevin Steele, at trial, presented…
By JULIET LINDERMAN and TAMARA LUSH , Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — No matter what ultimately happens to Brett Kavanaugh and the women who accuse the Supreme Court nominee of sexual misconduct, the Senate hearing on the allegations will offer a historic test of the #MeToo movement, which began only a year ago. Since…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri officials say a broken water main caused more than $100,000 damage at the Hearnes Center, and that figure might increase. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the water main break in an exterior line happened on Saturday. It sent thousands of gallons of water and mud into the arena.…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Political committees with ties to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and former President Barack Obama are aiming digital messages to black voters in five states with pivotal U.S. senate races. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action plan to spend “seven figures” in Missouri,…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says state tax credits for low-income housing won’t be issued until lawmakers revamp the program. Parson on Monday said in the meantime, he will still consider voting for federal low-income housing tax credits but won’t support state tax credits. Parson is among Missouri Housing Development Commission…
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing (all times local): 2 p.m. Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home. Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first…
NORRISTOWN, PA (AP) — A judge declared Bill Cosby a “sexually violent predator” on Tuesday as he prepared to sentence the 81-year-old comedian for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago. The classification means that Cosby must undergo monthly counseling for the rest of his life and report quarterly to authorities. His…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation. Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said in a statement late Monday that he and Mike Krieger, Instagram’s chief technical officer, plan to leave the company in the next few weeks and take time off “to explore our…