By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The White House chief of staff says planning for the transition to the next president will ramp up in early spring. Denis McDonough says… Read more »
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US turns to UN to screen refugees from Central America
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration is expanding a program to let would-be migrants from Central America apply for refugee status before they attempt to come to… Read more »
Kerry: Iran nuke deal likely implemented in ‘coming days’
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says that Iran will likely be in compliance with a landmark nuclear deal within days, and other officials say… Read more »
Allegiant adding new Florida route from MidAmerica airport
(MASCOUTAH, Ill., AP) — Starting this spring, Allegiant Airlines will fly twice a week from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to the Florida Panhandle beach city of Destin. The discount carrier announced the… Read more »
Reward in Florissant killing doubled to $10,000
(FLORISSANT, Mo., AP) — CrimeStoppers has now doubled the reward for information leading police to the person who killed a suburban St. Louis auto mechanic in August. The reward is now $10,000… Read more »
Man accused of secretly taking photos of women in St. Louis
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A man has been charged with secretly photographing women under their clothing on the Washington University campus in St. Louis. Twenty-one-year-old Donnie Rhett Koonce is charged with second-degree… Read more »
Missouri officials search for child taken by father
(BOURBON, Mo., AP) — Missouri officials are searching for a 2-year-old boy who was taken from his grandparents’ home in Bourbon by his non-custodial father. The Missouri Highway Patrol issued an endangered… Read more »
St. Louis-area town sets decibel limit
(TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo., AP) — A St. Louis County town is taking the guesswork out of noise complaints, establishing decibel limit guidelines. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1PrgAPO ) reports that an… Read more »
Oklahoma doctor pleads guilty to producing child porn
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A doctor from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to using a Missouri minor to produce child pornography. Federal prosecutors say Shelby Coleman was arrested in September 2013 after… Read more »
Police: Men used gun, machetes in St. Peters home robbery
(ST. PETERS, Mo., AP) — One man is in custody and two others are being sought after allegedly talking their way into a suburban St. Louis home and robbing those inside with… Read more »