By JEFF KAROUB and JOSH REPLOGLE , Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mourners streamed in for a second day Wednesday to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, who was dressed in a different outfit for her final public viewing, as if making a costume change during a show. Fans waited festively outside, then walked in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County Family Court is nearly in full compliance with Justice Department recommendations to address concerns raised five years ago about the court’s treatment of juveniles, particularly blacks, court officials said Wednesday. The court released the findings of a new Justice Department audit showing that the court is in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Democratic Party email seeking interns ended up in the inboxes of most faculty, staff and students at the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus, then opened the door for a phishing attempt. Spokeswoman Brooke Goren in a Wednesday statement said the Missouri Democratic Party pulled emails from a public…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by The Satanic Temple against Missouri abortion laws, but there still are two pending lawsuits that could revive the complaints. Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit, which…
By MARGARET STAFFORD , Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has found probable cause that the sinking of a tourist boat on a Missouri lake last month that killed 17 people “resulted from the misconduct, negligence, or inattention to the duties” by the captain of the boat, according to a…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has found probable cause that the sinking of a tourist boat on a Missouri lake last month that killed 17 people “resulted from the misconduct, negligence, or inattention to the duties” by the captain of the boat, according to a court motion filed Wednesday by federal…
PHOENIX (AP) — A group of more than 80 Vietnamese residents came from Southern California on two buses to pay their respects to the late Sen. John McCain at a public viewing in Arizona. The group wore specially made yellow T-shirts that said, “We salute our hero Senator John McCain.” Derrick Nguyen said a radio…
By MORGAN LEE , Associated Press TAOS, N.M. (AP) — The father of a 3-year-old boy found dead in a filthy New Mexico compound earlier this month pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges of child abuse resulting in death as lesser charges were dismissed against him and other members of his extended family as…
BELLEVILLE, IL (AP) — An 18-year-old has been charged with breaking the back of a fellow inmate during a beating that happened a few days before he went on trial for raping a carjacking victim. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Leondre McClendon was charged Tuesday with four aggravated battery counts in the Aug. 11 attack…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Doctors in Illinois can now prescribe marijuana as a painkiller thanks to a new law intended to counter a growing opioid abuse epidemic. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the bill into law Tuesday allowing physicians to temporarily prescribe cannabis for pain relief, effective immediately. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that 11,000…