Jennings, MO (KTRS) A Jennings man is accused in the murder of a child. Twenty-four-year-old Corey Miller is charged with second degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Cayden Carson. Investigators say on Sunday officers responded to a residence in the 5600 block of Helen Avenue for a sick case. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are weighing after the release of the House Special Committee report on embattled Governor Eric Greitens. The cites testimony from a woman who claims Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she…
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump’s call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House’s portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement. The Democratic…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Women who say comedian Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them decades ago are finally getting a chance to confront him — and they aren’t holding back. Janice Baker-Kinney will return to the witness stand on Thursday after punctuating her first two…
By DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony from the woman released Wednesday by a House investigatory committee.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A bill being debated in the Missouri General Assembly that would loosen gun restrictions is drawing opposition from a group of religious leaders. Archbishop Robert Carlson joined other members of the clergy community during a Wednesday morning news conference at Catholic Charities in the Central West End to speak out against…
Granite City, IL (KTRS) A Granite City couple is accused of starving their dog to death. John Haynes and Jonyce Lockett are both charged with aggravated animal cruelty. Granite City Animal Control responded to a call for a starved and neglected animal on April 4 at the couple’s home on Emert Avenue. Investigators say the dog…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A special legislative committee investigating Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says it will release its report Wednesday. A news release from the Missouri House says the House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight is scheduled to release its findings at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The investigation is a potential precursor to impeachment proceedings. The…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sex offenders convicted of lower-level crimes would be able to petition to have their names removed from a state registry under a bill that a Senate committee is considering. The Columbia Missourian reports that Republican Rep. Kurt Bahr’s bill already has passed the House. It would create a tiered system,…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are conducting a “smear campaign” against a woman with whom he had an affair as he awaits trial next month on allegations that he took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of the woman while she was partially nude, the woman’s attorney…