COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — There has been a major leadership overhaul in Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s administration. Parson on Tuesday announced five new agency heads. Part of the switch-up is because Sarah Steelman is stepping down as the commissioner of the Office of Administration. Parson’s office hasn’t provided details on her reasons for leaving. She…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn. Federal regulators begin tackling that question this week. On Thursday and Friday, the Food and Drug…
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. The pilots union accused the company of a botched response to what it said would have been a minor challenge for other airlines. The widespread interruption in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit says that a 14-year-old who was critically wounded in a 2016 St. Louis police shooting was unarmed and waiting to discuss a video-game trade with a friend when two officers began to chase him and opened fire. The suit’s contention that Tyron Edwards was unarmed contradicts what then-police Chief…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis authorities say a coordinated social media effort resulted in hundreds of cruising cars on city streets Saturday night, causing traffic snarls and forcing police to divert their attention from other calls. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an estimated 400 to 500 cruising vehicles were on the streets. Police…