(Fox News ) – Former President Donald Trump on Monday backed “ERIC” in Missouri’s high profile and combative GOP Senate nomination race, on the eve of the state’s primary. After teasing hours earlier that he would be making an endorsement in the race, Trump declined to choose between two of the …

An Illinois man is dead after a Friday boar crash at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers say 41 – year old Timothy Ridens died when he hit a wake and was thrown from the boat. They say he was going too fast for conditions. Two passengers had serious injuries. …

Jim Schulte is one of three GOP candidates who want to be Callaway County’s next State Rep. Schulte, who’s a former State Trooper and National Guardsman, thinks Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act will rightly keep cops from enforcing federal gun laws … Steve Myers is Fulton’s former Police Chief. He feels …

A man is facing murder charges in connection with a body found in Lake of the Ozarks State Park. 40 – year old Eric Cole of Montreal is charged with the death of Tanner Elmore. Cole told investigators that Elmore died after a drug overdose and he dumped his body …

Kimberly Guilfoyle pulls no punches when it comes to supporting Eric Greitens to be Missouri’s next US Senator. Is there an endorsement on the way to Greitens from her future father in law Donald Trump? … Guilfoyle, who’s a former Trump advisor, serves as Greiten’s national chair of his campaign …

(AP) — Police say a second person has been found dead after record rains swamped the St. Louis region earlier this week. The Hazelwood Police Department says in a Facebook post that officers were called after a semi-trailer truck was found abandoned. The department says evidence showed the truck had …

Investigators now say the woman accused of robbing a Fulton home Tuesday was armed with an airsoft gun. 19 – year old Skiasia Roland faces burglary, stealing and other charges. The victim told police that Roland and four juveniles forced their way into the home and stole jewelry, other items …

(AP) — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. The U.S. government has offered to trade convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is out in front in several polls leading up to next week’s GOP US Senate primary. Schmitt leads both Congressman Vicky Hartzler and former Governor Eric Greitens. One poll claims Schmitt has a 12 – point lead over the nearest candidate.

Four suspects are arrested in connection with a car theft and a break in into another vehicle Wednesday. Cole County deputies investigated a 9-1-1 hang up call at Eugene. A homeowner told them their car had been stolen. They were then called to Monticello Road where items had been taken …