BENTON, Mo. (AP) – A convicted murderer and a woman have been arrested for possessing child pornography in Missouri. The Scott County Sheriff’s Department says deputies found an inappropriate picture of a girl in the 67-year-old man and 58-year-old woman’s Benton home during a search Tuesday. The victim told investigators that the man had taken…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers say last fall’s campus turmoil has made them question whether the four-campus University of Missouri System needs annual state audits. System officials told a Senate panel Wednesday they don’t oppose state audits and already conduct at least 50 internal audits a year along with a broad external audit. The…
( KTRS ) The University of Missouri’s governor board says it has suspended an assistant professor accused of assault stemming from a campus run-in with student journalists during protests in November. The University of Missouri system’s Board of Curators, announced Wednesday night that Melissa Click is suspended “pending further investigation.” Click gathered national attention after…
( KTRS ) The DEA will be holding a press conference, later this morning, to announce a new plan combating the heroin epidemic in St. Louis. The Drug Enforcement Administration says the “360 Strategy” is a “comprehensive law enforcement and prevention strategy” to help cities dealing with heroin, prescription drug abuse, and violent crime. Several…
Ferguson, MO ( KTRS ) The Justice Department has reached a tentative agreement with Ferguson, on systemic changes following the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014. City officials announced the proposed deal between the federal government and the Ferguson Police Department Wednesday afternoon. Officials say that before the City Council makes its…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – The St. Louis County police chief has been censured over a request to a federal judge seeking leniency for a political ally’s nephew in a drug conspiracy case. The county Board of Police Commissioners voted Wednesday to reprimand Chief Jon Belmar. Belmar led St. Louis County’s response to the fatal Ferguson…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have begun discussing whether to allow concealed weapons on college campuses. A Senate committee began hearing testimony Wednesday on a bill that would only allow campuses to ban concealed weapons if the school posts armed guards and metal detectors at every entrance to every campus building. Other bills…
[vc_text_titles title=”Magellan’s 14th Annual Trivia Night” title_type=”h1″ page_title_type=”v1″ title_align=”center”]
