CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The mother of Michael Brown and the maker of a documentary about his death will be speaking at Harvard University. Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson in 2014. The officer was not charged. Brown’s death touched off widespread protests and a national discussion about race relations and…
Man Found Murdered In His North City Home
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead after a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was found shot to death inside of residence along the 5200 block of Gilmore around 7:15 a.m. Sunday. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings…
Board Accuses Illinois Judge Of Lying To Investigators
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A state judicial board has filed a complaint accusing a judge in southwestern Illinois of lying to investigators when they questioned him about a suspect in a murder who had been his roommate. The Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board complaint submitted this week with the Courts Commission could potentially lead to Judge…
Greitens: Gardner out to “smear” my name
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says a second felony charge filed against him is another effort by St. Louis’ top prosecutor to “smear” his name. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Friday charged the Republican governor with felony tampering with computer data. That charge is in addition to a felony invasion-of-privacy…
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged over charity donor list
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the woes of the first-term Republican governor who responded by calling it another effort to “smear” him. The charge…