Petition: Missouri university official subject to racism
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State University has hired an investigator to conduct an independent review of allegations of racist treatment against the school’s vice president of diversity and inclusion. The university’s Board of Governors Chair Stephen Hoven announced Monday there would be an investigation of the treatment of Ken Coopwood, the university’s first black…
Missouri man settles suit over Washington Park stun gun use
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – A southeast Missouri man who says he was shocked with a stun-gun while handcuffed in jail has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against a small southwestern Illinois police force. Yancy Carden of Sikeston, Missouri, sued Washington Park over his April arrest following a dispute about a $200 bar tab…
Former Kinder staffer paid $60,000 more than reports showed
( KTRS ) Revised campaign finance reports show a former campaign aide to Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been paid at least $60,000 more than originally reported. Additional payments to former campaign manager Logan Thompson were among hundreds of changes made to Kinder’s campaign records. Kinder’s gubernatorial campaign say independent contractors prepared incorrect reports…
Tarasenko, Steen lead Blues to 4-1 win over Coyotes
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen scored in the second period to help the St. Louis Blues rally for a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night. Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes also scored and Jake Allen made 22 saves as the Blues snapped a three-game losing streak. Steve Downie…
Man in St. Louis jail dies after struggle with officers
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 27-year-old man has died in jail after a struggle with officers who tried to prevent him from killing himself in a holdover cell. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1R9cMZ0 ) that the man who died Tuesday evening had been taken into custody that afternoon for trespassing. Police Chief Sam Dotson…
Illinois leaders report minor progress in state budget talks
( KTRS ) Illinois legislative leaders say they made minor progress during a meeting on the state budget stalemate, including agreeing to try again to overhaul state pensions. Gov. Bruce Rauner, GOP leaders Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Jim Durkin along with House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton met Tuesday. It was the…
Attorneys argue for alternative methods for death penalty in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Attorneys for two Missouri death row inmates are suggesting reviving the gas chamber as an alternative method of execution. The inmates, Russell Bucklew and Ernest L. Johnson, argue in court appeals that medical conditions they suffer from would cause painful reactions to the chemicals used in lethal injections. The Kansas…