Government & Politics

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in New York.

‘Rocket Man’: Trump uses belittling new nickname for Kim Jong Un in UN speech

President Donald Trump, speaking to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, used harsh and mocking language when addressing North Korea and its dictator, Kim Jong Un.

As the Powerball jackpot soared in August, the Missouri Lottery delayed repairs to a “glitch” in the state’s Keno game. Lottery officials said the glitch did not change which numbers were drawn for Keno games or who won.

How your rush to play Powerball kept Missouri’s Keno game in a glitch

Missouri Lottery spotted a “glitch” in the display of its Keno game results in early July. Repairs waited until someone hit the Powerball jackpot.

Government & Politics

Burns & McDonnell presses city to correct KCI ‘mistake’

Burns & McDonnell rolled out its legal and financial team to challenge its disqualification from the airport selection process.

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach lead the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.

Government & Politics

Is Kobach a private citizen on Trump commission? Question will test transparency law

Kris Kobach’s use of private email for a presidential commission could bring him into conflict with a state law to increase government transparency.

Jennifer Crouch said the Missouri medical licensing board let her doctor off with a “slap on the hand” after determining that he improperly gave her dozens of drugs and violated professional boundaries by starting a sexual relationship with her. Her complaint comes amid other concerns about whether the board is adequately protecting patients from problem doctors.

Health Care

Doctor who prescribed employee 39 drugs and had sex with her could be back in business soon

Jennifer Crouch says the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts’ discipline against her doctor didn’t fit the offense, adding to concerns that the board is not doing enough to protect the public from problem doctors.

FILE - In a March 8, 2017 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference in Madison, Wis. Republican governors have launched a website that appears to be an independent news outlet, but readers have to look carefully to see that The Free Telegraph is the product of a political party committee. The RGA launched the site this summer, but only identified its connection to the site after the Associated Press began inquired. Walker, chairman of the RGA deferred questions through a spokesman to the group’s national staff.

National & International

Republican governors get into the 'news' business

Republican governors have launched a website that appears to be a news outlet, but readers have to look carefully to see that The Free Telegraph is the product of a political party committee.

United States President Donald Trump prepares to speak during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

National & International

The Latest: Iranian state TV broadcasts Trump U.N. speech

Iranian state TV broadcast President Donald Trump's first speech at the U.N. General Assembly live with a Persian translation voice-over.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback traveled to the White House last week to talk about a prison mentoring program.

Government & Politics

Amid summer of violence, Brownback touts ‘success with mentorship’ in Kansas prisons

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback traveled to the White House last week to talk about a prison mentoring program. He met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Sen. John Cornyn and others.

Government & Politics

After intern sex harassment scandals, has Missouri Capitol’s culture changed enough?

Inspired by statehouse intern scandals of 2015, a coalition of groups has launched a website aimed at helping Missouri interns respond to sexual harassment.

Government & Politics

Trump hypes mock video of golf ball seen striking Clinton

President Donald Trump has retweeted a mock video that shows him striking a golf ball that – in the next frame – seemingly hits Hillary Clinton in the back and knocks her down as she boards a plane.

Violent J, a member of the rap group Insane Clown Posse, yelled on stage before speaking to juggalos, as supporters of the group are known, on Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

Nation & World

Pro-Trump ‘mother of all rallies’ really wasn’t, but over at the Juggalos event ...

A rally of President Donald Trump’s supporters advertised as the “mother of all rallies” drew only a few hundred people on Saturday in Washington. But attendance was larger than expected at an unrelated rally held nearby by members of a group known as the Juggalos.

President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

White House denies reports that U.S. is staying in the Paris Climate Accord

The White House denied multiple reports that President Donald Trump may stay in the Paris Climate Accord.

Rep. John McCaherty, a Jefferson County Republican

Government & Politics

Republican legislator announces resignation from Missouri House

State Rep. John McCaherty unexpectedly announced Friday that he was resigning from the Missouri General Assembly. He said it is so he can focus on a local campaign for county executive.

As she built a reputation as a watchdog against elder abuse and fraud, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill has maintained close, personal ties to a nursing home executive with a track record of serious safety problems.

Government & Politics

As McCaskill touts record on seniors, donor and family friend runs troubled homes

The lakefront vacation property in Missouri where Sen. Claire McCaskill goes to escape the partisan chaos of Capitol Hill is co-owned by her husband, Joseph Shepard, and Rick DeStefane — a close family friend, a regular campaign donor, and a nursing home executive with a track record of serious safety problems in an industry the senator has vowed to clean up.