JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court says the Boy Scouts of America can’t be held liable for alleged sexual abuse by a scoutmaster. Tuesday’s ruling applies to a lawsuit filed by a 35-year-old man who alleges he was abused starting when he was about 12. The man, identified only as John Doe,…
( KTRS/AP) Legislators are considering a proposal to advise courts on how to deal with custody battles over embryos. A Missouri House panel on Tuesday reviewed a bill that would direct courts not to allow embryos to be terminated or unused in disputes. Supporters say some judges are unfairly ruling to get rid of embryos…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri sophomores Namon Wright and Tramaine Isabell have decided to transfer, becoming the fourth and fifth players with eligibility remaining to leave since last fall. Wright started 25 games and averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. Isabell made two starts and averaged 6.2 points. Wes Clark, Martavian Payne and D’Angelo Allen…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 21-year-old Missouri man whose grandmother is the star of a St. Louis-based TV show is dead after being shot by an unknown person. St. Louis police say they found Andre Montgomery dead at a home Monday night. A second man was taken to a hospital in critical condition with gunshot…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a woman who did not tell her sexual partner that she was HIV-positive. The court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the woman’s challenge to Missouri’s law requiring people who are HIV-positive to inform others before sex or other activities that could expose…
( KTRS ) The Ferguson City Council has unanimously agreed to accept a U.S. Justice Department plan to overhaul its embattled police force and municipal court system. Elected leaders in the city, where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement, voted Tuesday night to approve the DOJ consent…
(KTRS) – Authorities are narrowing the search area for a prison escapee. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office believe they have a lead on a possible location of Jason Mills. Mills, along with convicted murderer Adam Moore, escaped from the Madison County Jail on Sunday afternoon. Moore was quickly caught, but Mills is still on the…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri curators have rejected the appeal of an assistant professor who drew national attention for her run-ins with student journalists during protests. The four-campus system announced Tuesday in a news release that the board unanimously reached the decision Monday during a closed session. The release said the board…
(KTRS) – Police now say it was a seven-year-old boy who was shot in north St. Louis Tuesday morning. The boy was waling to the store with his family when investigators believe he was hit in the cheek with what may have been a stray bullet, but they have not found any evidence of where…