ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge dismissed murder charges against two women because of delays by prosecutors in providing reports to their defense attorneys. The judge dismissed murder and robbery charges Wednesday against 32-year-old Rachel Nixon, of Webster Groves, and 41-year-old Karen Ann Quinn, of St. Louis. They were among four people charged…
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A 54-year-old St. Louis County man who shot his supervisor after being fired from a child care center has been sentenced to life in prison. Christopher Owens of Florissant was sentenced Wednesday in the January 2021 death of 60-year-old Brantley Tate at Marygrove Child Center in Florissant. Owens pleaded guilty to…
SALADO, Texas (AP) — Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that’s expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds. The storms caused widespread damage Tuesday in Salado, about 50 miles north of Austin. Bell County Judge David Blackburn, the county’s top elected official,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols homered for the first time since returning to St. Louis and Andrew Knizner hit a three-run shot, helping the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night. Nolan Arenado also went deep for St. Louis, which has won 20 of 27 interleague games against the in-state Royals…