ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Days after it announced it’s cooperating with state investigators into potential clergy abuse, the St. Louis Archdiocese says it found a retired priest viewing child porn on his computer. The Archdiocese says it was notified the retired priest was viewing what was thought to be child pornography on Friday and immediately reported the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says the Archdiocese of St. Louis has agreed to open its files for an investigation of potential clergy abuse. Hawley told reporters in a teleconference Thursday that he is asking the three other Catholic dioceses in Missouri to similarly open their files. Representative of the Diocese…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Victims of clergy sexual abuse are calling for a wide-scale investigation of sex crime allegations against Catholic priests in Missouri, and whether the church participated in a cover-up. One victim, a woman whose son killed himself after being abused as a teenager, and an attorney for other abuse victims spoke…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Democrats hope a ballot proposal to hike Missouri’s minimum wage will boost support for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s re-election, a seat Republicans are targeting as a top opportunity to insulate their Senate majority. Even if the measure’s presence on the Nov. 6 ballot only spikes engagement from otherwise apathetic Democrats, as…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Senate race between incumbent Claire McCaskill and Republican front-runner Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is heating up, as Hawley brings his 100-stop Working Tour to St. Charles. Front and center is Hawley’s handling of the investigation into former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. At a press conference last week, Senator…
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) President Donald Trump calls Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill “phony” for using a private plane during part of a recent trip through Missouri using an RV. Trump tweeted today that “people are really upset, so phony!” He says Republican challenger, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, should win the U.S. Senate race and repeated…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Students continue to raise their voices against gun violence. Students across the country, including in the St. Louis area, will participate in another National School Walkout Day Friday at 10 a.m. Students Demand Action St. Louis will also hold a demonstration outside of the downtown office of Attorney General Josh Hawley this…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says his investigation into a veterans charity founded by Gov. Eric Greitens revealed evidence that Greitens’ use of the charity’s donor list broke the law. Hawley said Tuesday that it’s up to the St. Louis prosecutor to decide whether to charge Greitens with a crime.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An attorney for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is urging the state’s attorney general to recuse his office from an investigation of a veterans charity founded by the governor. In a letter written Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Edward L. Dowd Jr. raised concerns over Josh Hawley’s comment last…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri attorney general’s office has an open inquiry into a veterans charity founded by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Josh Hawley said Thursday that the office is looking into the charitable activities of The Mission Continues. It wasn’t clear when the inquiry began. The announcement…