By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge reopened fact-finding in a wrongful-death civil lawsuit over a former St. Louis police officer’s fatal shooting of a black man. Attorney Al Watkins, who represents Anthony Lamar Smith’s family, on Wednesday confirmed U.S. District Judge Jean Hamilton’s decision to reopen discovery. It comes…
By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento church is the latest site of mourning over the death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark at the hands of police last week, with family, friends and strangers gathering Wednesday for his public wake. Some attendees wore black shirts calling for justice, while one woman held up…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold public hearings on the state’s automatic voter registration system before it takes effect this summer. The board says the hearings will explain the system to the public and answer any questions about its implementation. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner approved the automatic voter registration…
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is giving its privacy tools a makeover as it reels from criticisms over its data practices and faces tighter European regulations in the coming months. The changes won’t affect Facebook’s privacy policies or the types of data it gathers on users. But the company hopes…
By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A water park company co-owner accused of rushing the world’s tallest waterslide into service and a designer accused of shoddy planning were charged Tuesday in the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the ride in 2016. With the latest charges, three men connected with Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterparks…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is warning motorists in southern areas of the state of expected flooding and possible dangerous travel conditions. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for Tuesday and some flood warnings in southern parts of Missouri after heavy rains fell this week in the region.…
ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say three people were rescued from a pickup in the Bourbeuse River near St. Clair after fleeing from a deputy and driving into the rain-swollen waterway. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy spotted the Ford Ranger in the St. Clair area shortly after midnight on Tuesday and…
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University widened Tuesday when authorities charged a former dean not only with failing to keep sports doctor Larry Nassar in line but with sexually harassing female students and pressuring them for nude selfies. William Strampel, 70, is the first…
Imperial, MO (KTRS) A man is safe after becoming trapped on a flooded road in Jefferson County this morning. Authorities say the motorist drove through flood waters on Seckman Road at West Outer Road in Imperial. He managed to get off of his vehicle and make it to safety. This has police warning motorists to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks. The legislation given initial approval Monday includes an exception only when a woman’s life is endangered or she is at “serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” Supporters of…