SC Gov Haley campaigns for Missouri woman in 4-way primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is in Missouri campaigning for the lone female in that state’s four-way Republican primary race for governor. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey posted a photo Monday on Twitter of Haley talking with Catherine Hanaway ahead of an event in Joplin, Missouri. Hanaway’s campaign says Haley will also join…
Update: Silver Advisory Cancelled For Missing Florrissant Woman
Florissant, MO (KTRS) On Tuesday, Police report that Pearline Campbell was found unharmed. Earlier Story: ( KTRS ) St. Louis County police have issued a Silver Advisory alert for a woman reported missing after she failed to show up for doctor’s appointment. Missing is for 78 yr old Pearline Campbell, she is described as African-American,…
Missouri man gets 20 years for 17-year-old’s heroin death
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A suburban St. Louis man has been ordered to spend the maximum of 20 years in federal prison for giving his son’s 17-year-old girlfriend the heroin that killed her. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis judge sentenced 57-year-old Jerry Harvey on Monday on a heroin-distribution charge. He pleaded…
Disputed attack ad slams Missouri attorney general candidate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An ad by a Missouri attorney general candidate that’s drawing criticism accuses fellow Republican contender Josh Hawley of working for terrorists. GOP Sen. Kurt Schaefer’s campaign last week announced the ad attacking University of Missouri School of Law associate professor Hawley. Schaefer’s latest ad cites Hawley’s work at the Becket…
Missouri tobacco tax faces uncertainty after court ruling
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over a proposed cigarette tax hike after a Missouri appeals court panel changed the wording that voters would see on the November ballot. The appeals panel ruled late last week that the initiative’s summary was insufficient, because it failed to say a new fee…
Attorneys to make sentencing recommendations for Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) – Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys face a midnight deadline for motions regarding the sentence they’d like former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to receive when his case returns to court for a resentencing hearing next month. Both sides were given until midnight Monday to file their motions in anticipation of the scheduled Aug.…
Suspect in Ballwin officer shooting appears in court for first time
Officer Flamion remains in critical but stable condition
Officer-Involved Shooting Being Investigated In East St. Louis
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) An officer-involved shooting is being investigated in East St. Louis. Authorities say a man was firing shots in the 1600 block of Gaty Avenue at just after 6 a.m. Monday. The suspect was shot after he allegedly pointed his weapon at police. No one else was injured in this incident,…