IUKA, Mississippi (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say one officer is dead and three are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a standoff in northeastern Mississippi. Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says the standoff ended in gunfire early Saturday at a home near the town of Iuka, Mississippi. Strain says the man who shot…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis no longer has an NFL team and now it needs a new name. The financial services company said Friday it was canceling its naming rights contract for the stadium because the Rams are moving to Los Angeles. The contract included a clause that…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson is urging priests to sever ties with the Girl Scouts, saying the organization promotes values “incompatible” with Catholic teachings. The open letter to priests, scout leaders and other Catholics was posted on the archdiocese website Thursday. It urges parishes that host Girl Scout meetings to consider…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson is urging priests to sever ties with the Girl Scouts, saying the organization promotes values “incompatible” with Catholic teachings. The open letter to priests, scout leaders and other Catholics was posted on the archdiocese website Thursday. It urges parishes that host Girl Scout meetings to consider…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a proposal to fund community colleges and a grant program that helps students pay for college. Illinois Democrats approved a plan in January to provide $324 million to community colleges and $397 million to the Monetary Award Program. Rauner said Friday the plan would “explode the…
( KTRS ) The St. Peters Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a missing woman. Authorities report that 80yr old Ida Brunkhorst was last scene in Ballwin, MO. after she was stopped by police. Brunkhorst, reportedly, told officers that she had gotten lost while driving home, after shopping. Police, now report that…