ST. LOUIS (AP) – A transgender inmate is suing the Missouri prison system for refusing to provide hormone therapy as she transitions to a woman, adding her voice to those of prisoners in other states who argue that denying such treatment amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The federal lawsuit was filed last week in…
Police are investigating a fatal hit and run in North County. Authorities say the incident happened near 270 and Lilac just before 9 pm Monday night. One man was found dead at the scene. Police are looking for the suspect last seen heading westbound on I-270, driving a gold Tahoe Suburban or pickup.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Freshman enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University has seen a boost of a little more than 10 percent this year compared to 2015. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2c2TeF0 ) reports that overall enrollment has increased by just more than 1 percent. The school’s total enrollment is 11,536. Officials say the…
( KTRS ) Update: 14 yr old Christian has been located safe. —— The New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing teenager. Authorities say 14 yr old Christian Blair Burton hasn’t been seen since early Monday morning when her father left for work around 6:50am. Christian’s mother told…
(AP) – Gene Wilder, the star of such comedy classics as “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” has died. He was 83. Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday in Stamford, Connecticut from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The frizzy-haired actor was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in schemes…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man is charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of his son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 22-year-old Deveontay Bell also was charged Sunday with felony child abuse resulting in death. He is jailed on $500,000 cash-only bond. Police were called to Bell’s home Friday. The…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed measures that would increase wages for workers who care for those with developmental disabilities and expand a child care program for low-income families. The Republican governor said there isn’t enough money to support the proposals. The Chicago Tribune reports that he has used the same argument…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three people are dead and two are injured following two separate shootings in St. Louis over the weekend. The latest shooting happenedSunday night when a man was fatally shot on Page and Union in north St. Louis. The name of the victim hasn’t been released. There’s no word of any arrests.…