Nigerian citizen indicted in stolen identity refund fraud
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Prosecutors say a Nigerian citizen living in St. Louis was part of a stolen identity fraud scheme that sought more than $12 million in refunds. A federal grand jury in St. Louis returned a superseding indictment Wednesday charging Kevin Kunlay Williams, also known as Kunlay Sodipo, with mail fraud, aggravated identity…
17 yr old shot in Tower Grove area
( KTRS ) Police are investigating after a 17 yr old boy was shot last night. A brief report says the shooting happened in the Tower Grove area, near the intersection of Gravois and Bamberger. The victim was reportedly shot in the legs and taken to hospital conscious and breathing. At this time no further…
Missouri House votes down Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led House has squashed an attempt by Democrats to expand Medicaid eligibility. Members voted 102-41 against a proposal by Columbia Democratic Rep. Kip Kendrick to broaden eligibility under former President Barack Obama’s federal health care law. Kendrick tried to add the proposal to a Republican-sponsored bill that’s advancing to…
Opioid drug tracking program advances in Missouri House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – House members are advancing a bill to make Missouri the last state to adopt a database to track addictive prescription drugs but the measure still has a long way to go. The bill received initial approval in a Wednesday voice vote. It needs another vote before it can move to…
