St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A judge’s ruling on a request to dismiss an invasion of privacy indictment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stemming from an extramarital affair won’t happen before next week. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison says he would not rule Friday or this weekend. Burlison says he will provide advance notice of any…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria “successfully hit every target.” Chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said Saturday that the strikes were launched to “cripple Syria’s ability to use chemical weapons in the future.” The U.S., France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria on Friday night to punish President Bashar Assad…
WASHINGTON (AP) A spokeswoman for President Donald Trump says allegations against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens are “very concerning.” During a briefing at the White House Friday, reporters asked White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders about a letter from three Missouri state senators – all Republicans – to Trump, urging the president to ask Greitens to resign. Prominent…
By BRUCE SCHREINER and ADAM BEAM, Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — With the chants of hundreds of teachers ringing in their ears, Kentucky lawmakers voted Friday to override the Republican governor’s veto of a two-year state budget that increases public education spending with the help of a more than $480 million tax increase. The votes…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge’s ruling on a request to dismiss an invasion of privacy indictment of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stemming from an extramarital affair won’t happen before next week. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison says he would not rule Friday or this weekend. Burlison…
Madison County, IL (KTRS) A man suspected in the 2010 disappearance of an Alton woman is now facing charges in her murder. Fifty-two-year-old Roger Carroll of Jerseyville charged on Thursday with first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the death of 48-year-old Bonnie Woodward. The charges allege Carroll shot Woodward on the day she disappeared and…
By CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a person familiar with the president’s decision. The person said the announcement could come as early as Friday. The person, who wasn’t authorized to discuss the decision…
By ROBERT BURNS and CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday put off a final decision on possible military strikes against Syria after tweeting earlier that they could happen “very soon or not so soon at all.” The White House said he would consult further with allies. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says claims by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ attorneys that she purposefully hid evidence are an unwarranted attempt to distract from a pending criminal case against the governor. Greitens’ attorneys on Thursday accused Gardner of misconduct for withholding a videotaped interview of a woman with…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) There’s new developments in the criminal case against Governor Eric Greitens. Fox 2 reports that the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office turned of a video deposition of Greitens’ former mistress to the court Wednesday at 6 p.m. Greitens’ lawyers were told the interview was lost because the video machine didn’t work.…