St. Louis minimum wage hike faces legal challenge
The business groups argue that the wage increase causes “immediate and irreparable harm” by forcing them to comply with different wage rules in different municipalities
Several sent to hospital after ammonia lead at Brentwood ice rink
(KTRS) – Several people were taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak was reported at the ice rink inside the Brentwood Recreation Complex. The Post-Dispatch reports that eight people, including three firefighters and a city employee were hospitalized. Ammonia exposure can result in burns to the skin and can be fatal if the gas…
Arkansas governor sets execution dates after 10-year gap
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says the state will resume executions after a 10-year gap starting next month with a double execution. The Republican announced execution dates on Wednesday for eight death-row inmates. Arkansas hasn’t executed an inmate since 2005, largely because of court challenges to its lethal injection law and…
Judge Rules Against NFL In ‘Deflategate’
NEW YORK (AP) – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady can suit up for his team’s season opener after a judge erased his four-game suspension for “Deflategate.” The surprise ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman came Thursday after more than one month of failed settlement talks between the NFL and its players’ union. Many…
New motion on evidence used to convict “Serial” killer
BALTIMORE (AP) – An attorney for a convicted killer at the center of the popular podcast “Serial” has filed a motion arguing that cell tower data placing the man near the murder scene was inaccurate and should not have been introduced at trial. Justin Brown, an attorney for Adnan Syed, who was convicted in 2000…
Anonymous donor gives $100,000 to children’s center
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) – A suburban St. Louis children’s center has received an anonymous $100,000 gift, following a profile of the center that appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Post-Dispatch last week ran a story about the University City Children’s Center and its struggle to help children develop emotional skills. The newspaper reports…
Wacha wins 14th, Cardinals beat Pirates 4-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Yadier Molina tripled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning when right fielder Gregory Polanco missed an attempted shoe-top catch and Michael Wacha got his 14th win to tie for the major league high as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night. The game didn’t…
Body parts found at scene days after fiery truck crash.
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The father of a southern Illinois man who died in a fiery weekend crash says a piece of his son’s skull and the son’s hands were found at the crash site days later. Mike McPherson says the body parts belonging to 25-year-old Jared McPherson of Bethalto were retrieved Wednesday morning so…