2 shot at community center in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis homicide detectives are investigating after two people were shot on the parking lot of a community center on the city’s north side. The shooting happened Friday afternoon during a memorial service at New Northside Conference Center. Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson says one of victims died and the other was…

Cole County prosecutor sued for release of records

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking public records in Missouri on behalf of the research director for the group Show-Me Cannabis. The News Tribune reports that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of Aaron Malin against Cole County prosecutor Mark Richardson. Malin asked Richardson’s office…

B.B. King gravesite marker dedicated in Mississippi

INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) – A black granite slab now marks the gravesite of B.B. King, the blues icon who died nearly seven months ago in Las Vegas but was returned for burial in his native Mississippi. Family, friends and fans gathered Friday to dedicate the stone, engraved with King’s signature, that will become the centerpiece…