TROY, Mo. (KTRS) — First -degree murder charges have been filed against Pam Hupp in the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Prosecutor Michael Wood made that announcement during a Monday afternoon news conference. He said he would seek the death penalty against Hupp. “I do not take lightly the decision…
Firefighters are working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. The largest wildfire of the year in California is raging along the Nevada state line and has burned about 134 square miles. In…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield, Missouri hospital has opened its sixth COVID-19 ward as the delta virus variant rages in the state’s southwest region. The Kansas City Star reports Mercy Hospital in Springfield announced the new ward Sunday, as the hospital was treating 133 virus patients. Chief Administrative Officer Erik Frederick says the hospital…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet Monday with top U.S. health officials to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser is acknowledging “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that booster shots will be needed in the coming months.…
ROBERTSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Several high-profile conservatives joined former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens at a rally for his Senate campaign. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik joined Greitens at a campaign event Saturday in rural Franklin County. Greitens was forced from the governor’s office by…