IBy JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An investigation requested by relatives of a black man killed in a police shooting found that the former Missouri attorney general’s office withheld DNA evidence that could have been useful in a wrongful-death lawsuit, and the family’s lawyer said Tuesday he might sue again if the city…
St. Louis (AP) Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has appointed a St. Louis attorney to investigate claims that Hawley’s predecessor withheld evidence in a lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer. Hawley, a Republican, on Thursday appointed Hal Goldsmith to investigate. The family of Anthony Lamar Smith has…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) – Former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has a new job at Centene Corp. On Monday, the Clayton-based company announced that Koster has been hired to be the managed care company’s senior vice president of corporate services. Koster, a Democrat who served eight years as attorney general, lost last year’s race…
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s gubernatorial candidates continue to hit the campaign trail as the race winds down. Eric Greitens held a town hall meet and greet Monday afternoon at the Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel in Maryland Heights. The G-O-P candidate says he wants to drive this message home to the undecided voters. “If you’re ready…
(KTRS) – Don’t look now, but it looks like it will be a tight race for Missouri Governor. A new Post-Dispatch poll fins that Eric Greitens has moved into a statistical tie with Attorney General Chris Koster. A recently as a month ago, the Republican outsider trailed Koster by five points. The tightening could be…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) Missouri G-O-P gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens is hitting the campaign trail hard this week. On Monday, Greitens attended “meet and greet” events in Ballwin and St. Charles, where he spoke to voters about his plan to take Missouri in a new direction. The former Navy SEAL spokes on a variety of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A mysterious political action committee that gave nearly $2 million to Missouri’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens remains shrouded in secrecy. A Federal Election Commission report Friday shows Greitens’ donor, SEALs for Truth, is funded by the American Policy Coalition. The FEC report reveals little about the committee’s sole donor.…
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster has released four years of tax returns, showing his income has declined during his recent term as attorney general. Koster’s tax returns show an adjusted gross income of nearly $241,000 in 2012, more than half of which came from investments. That declined to nearly $172,000…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The National Rifle Association is backing Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster for Missouri governor. The NRA’s political action committee on Tuesday announced it endorsed Koster over his GOP opponent Eric Greitens. Greitens is a former Navy SEAL officer and former Democrat. He shot a large gun and caused an explosion…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican candidate for Missouri governor Eric Greitens has outraised Democratic opponent Attorney General Chris Koster in recent weeks, but Koster still has more cash to spend. Reports provided to The Associated Press on Thursday in advance of campaign finance filings show former Navy SEAL officer Greitens raised about $4.6 million…