FTC Sues Walmart Over Money Transfer Services
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission says it has sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer services to be used by scam artists who the agency says fleeced hundreds of millions of dollars from consumers.
Derges Found Guilty Of 22 Federal Charges
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A state lawmaker has been convicted in a fraud scheme involving her medical practice in southwest Missouri. Tricia Derges, a Nixa Republican, was convicted Tuesday of 22 federal counts including wire fraud, illegal
Republican Attorney Joins U.S. Senate Race As Independent
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An attorney who held key roles in the George W. Bush administration and was a senior investigator for the U.S. House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for a Missouri U.S.
NTSB Investigating Deadly Missouri Amtrak Train Crash
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Missouri trying to determine how an Amtrak train carrying more than 200 people slammed into a dump truck, killing two train passengers and the
OTC Awarded Grant For Automation And Robotics Program
(KTTS News) — OTC has received a grant for its new automation and robotics program. The $345,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help launch the program when it debuts in August. It’s the first National
Key Witness To Testify In January 6 Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House. She’s considered a vital witness in the investigation into the Jan. 6,
Death Toll Rises For Migrants Found In Trailer In San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in the sweltering Texas heat. It’s the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the
Old Time Pottery Opening Store In Springfield
(KTTS News) — Old Time Pottery plans to open in the former Hobby Lobby and Mardel location on East Battlefield in Springfield. It will be the home décor chain’s third location in Missouri. The company will announce
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Tricia Derges
(KTTS News) — A jury will resume deliberations today in the federal fraud trial for a state lawmaker from Nixa. State representative Dr. Tricia Derges was indicted on 23 counts for lying about stem cell treatments she
Interview: Woman Claims Biological Daughter Killed Herself
(KTTS News) — A Greene County judge has heard a taped interview from the woman charged in the death of her biological daughter. Rebecca Ruud is charged with the death of Savannah Leckie after the girl’s remains
