(AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Friday that no charges will be filed in the 2017 death of Tory Sanders, a Black inmate at a rural jail. Sanders died under similar circumstances to George Floyd, after a white law enforcement officer’s knee was pressed on his neck. Schmitt says there is not enough…
MEHLVILLE, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County police say a couple whose bodies were found last week in their home died of COVID-19. Police were called to the home in Mehlville on Feb. 18 for a sudden death. Police spokeswoman Officer Tracy Panus says the man and woman had quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, and health officials are girding for questions about which one is best. If cleared for emergency use, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would offer a single-dose option that could help speed vaccinations. The challenge will be explaining how protective the J&J…
(AP) — Missouri teachers and child care providers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-March. Gov. Mike Parson said during his weekly media briefing on Thursday that the state plans to open up vaccinations to those in Phase 1B, Tier 3, effective March 15. That group includes an estimated 550,000 additional residents. The newly…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery. The singer is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her dogs. Los Angeles police are seeking two suspects in connection with the Wednesday night shooting. Police…
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump’s tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president’s last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Thursday that prosecutors enforced a subpoena on Trump’s accounting firm within…
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A Honduran immigrant who has spent 3 1/2 years living inside a Missouri church to avoid deportation has finally stepped outside. Alex Garcia left the church in suburban St. Louis on Wednesday after a promise from President Joe Biden’s administration to let him be. Garcia is a married father of five.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer. Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer on Wednesday named Richard Callahan to prosecute the case against Mark and Patricia McCloskey. Callahan was U.S. attorney in St. Louis…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lottery officials say someone won $3 million on a Mega Millions ticket sold in St. Louis. The lucky winner bought the ticket for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions at a Gas Mart at 209 E. Grand Ave. in St. Louis. The ticket matched all five white ball numbers to win…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — States are not willing to wait for more federal help and have been moving ahead with their own coronavirus relief packages. Maryland and California recently approved help for small businesses, the poor, the jobless and those needing child care. New Mexico and Pennsylvania are funneling grants directly to cash-starved businesses. The…