WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ignoring his attorney general’s public request to stop tweeting about the Justice Department. Trump says he has the legal right to ask the agency to intervene in a criminal case, but he’s so far “chosen not to.” Trump’s Friday morning tweet came just hours after Attorney General William…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service says there’s an elevated flood risk along the eastern Missouri River basin this spring. That’s because the soil remains wet and significant snow is on the ground in North Dakota and South Dakota. Communities along the lower Missouri River already were bracing for the prospect of more…
(KTRS) A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was purchased at Phillips 66, 3033 S. Hanley Road, in Maplewood. The winning ticket matched all five white-ball numbers drawn in last night’s drawing. The winning numbers drawn on Feb. 12 were 14, 47, 54, 55 and 68. “If you’re the lucky player, be sure to sign the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is telling jurors that prosecutors in the rape case against him acted like moviemakers and portrayed a world where women aren’t responsible for how they interact with men. Donna Rotunno said in a closing argument Thursday that Weinstein is innocent. She appealed to jurors to ignore outside forces…
(AP) Joe Biden has brought his wounded presidential campaign to South Carolina, staking his hopes for a comeback on the loyalty of black voters after a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary magnified his disappointing finish in Iowa. Biden says, “I know this is going to be the fight of my life.” But the…
(AP) Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which he says the way to bring down murder rates is to “put a lot of cops” in minority neighborhoods because that’s where “all the crime is.” Bloomberg made the comments at a 2015 appearance at the Aspen Institute, as part of an overall defense…
(KTRS) St. Louis County Police Chief, Colonel Jon M. Belmar announced his retirement today after 34 years of service as a commissioned police officer and six years as Chief of Police. Chief Belmar has led the Department through the murder of Officer Blake Snyder and periods of civil unrest. In a statement, Chief Belmar said,…
(AP) More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China are reopening after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new corona virus, but many workers and shoppers appear to be staying home. Public health authorities are watching closely to see whether the return to business worsens…
(KTRS) St. Louis County Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a double shooting at 8:30 Sunday morning in the 10-thousand 200 block of Valley Drive in North County. A 17-year old girl was pronounced dead at the scene and another woman was transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The investigation…
(AP) U.S. military officials says two American soldier were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. officials say an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire late Saturday in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Afghan officials said one Afghan soldier was also killed, and the gunman died in…