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When her 18-year-old son Seth was planning to attend the Missouri Senate race debate in St. Louis earlier this month, Gail White invited her first-time voter and his uncle to discuss politics over a family dinner. They spoke of taxes and pre-existing conditions, of military spending and immigration. But by the end, Gail wondered if […]
Charlie Riedel/AP Sen. Claire McCaskill secured the Democratic nomination for her re-election bid in Missouri, in one of the nation’s most hotly contested Senate races. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has won the Republican nomination. Retaining seats like McCaskill’s is critical for Democrats if they are to have any chance of gaining control of the […]
Jeff Roberson/AP St. Louis prosecutors dismissed the criminal invasion of privacy charge against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. Greitens was indicted in February on a felony invasion of privacy charge in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 before his election. Prosecutors said they would refile the case after deciding whether to pursue a special […]
Jeff Roberson/AP Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser, according to testimony from the woman released by a House committee on Wednesday. The graphic report details multiple instances in which the woman said Greitens spanked, slapped, grabbed, shoved and called her derogatory names during a series of sexual encounters. It […]
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department via Reuters Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is blaming his felony invasion of privacy indictment on a “reckless liberal prosecutor.” Greitens is accused of taking a compromising photo of a woman without her consent and transmitting the image to a computer. Missouri Republicans scrutinized $ 200,000 in donations to a circuit […]
Jeff Roberson/AP Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri has been indicted on felony invasion-of-privacy charges. A statement from a Circuit Attorney’s office in St. Louis cites an incident “that took place on March 21, 2015.” Greitens, who admitted to an extramarital affair, was previously accused of taking a compromising picture of a woman he allegedly […]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has all the makings of an Oscar frontrunner. The festival favorite boasts a riveting turn from lead Frances McDormand, a deliciously sharp screenplay from director Martin McDonagh, and a tour-de-force performance from Sam Rockwell as a self-loathing corrupt cop. It received near-universal praise at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. At key awards ceremonies, Three […]
A man in a small Missouri town is accused of choking his 60-year-old military veteran neighbor to death after apparently stumbling into his house thinking it was his own, and mistaking the homeowner for an intruder. The story unfolded last week, when officers in Raytown, Missouri received a 911 call reporting a home intrusion. The […]
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admitted to having an extramarital affair late Wednesday night, just hours after delivering his second “State of the State” speech. The affair, which happened in March of 2015 before Greitens became governor, was first reported by St. Louis TV station KMOV. KMOV reported that it obtained a voice recording between the […]
Jeff Roberson/AP Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri has been accused of taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair. Greitens admitted to having an affair, which reportedly took place before was elected, but he denied allegations that he intended to use the photo to blackmail the alleged victim. Republican […]
