IRS Posting Has Clayton's Larry Conners Off KMOV Air

Larry Conners, the longtime anchor on KMOV-Channel 4, is off the air until further notice after an incident sparked by a post on Conners' Facebook page.

“He’s not suspended. We just all thought it made sense (for him) to take a few days off,” KMOV news director Sean McLaughlin told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

The situation arose Monday night with a post from Conners on his Facebook page. In the posting, Conners said he faced pressure from the IRS after an interview with President Barack Obama. This after allegations surfaced that the IRS targeted conservative groups. 

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that while Conners' Facebook post made it seem that he was targeted after the 2012 interview, the Clayton resident's issues with the IRS began long before that. 

Conners released a televised statement on Tuesday that admitted his IRS issues began before the interview.

Records show that a federal tax lien has been placed on Conners’ property in Clayton, according to the Post story. That lien claims that Conners and his wife, Janet L. Conners, owe more than $85,000 in “small business/self employed” taxes.

Conners has been with KMOV since 1986.

To read the full Post story, click here.