ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The pews were full at Cathedral Church of St. Luke in downtown Orlando for the funeral of Pulse nightclub shooting victim Christopher Andrew Leinonen. The 32-year-old Leinonen was with his friends when gunman Omar Mateen opened fire, killing 49 club-goers and wounding 53 others. Brandon Wolf was with Leinonen and shooting victim…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri System is set to cut several administrative positions and reduce some salaries in an effort to offset a $3.8 million reduction in state funding. The Columbia Missourian reports that the Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday to approve the system’s budget for fiscal year 2017. The budget…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The city of Ferguson, Missouri, and other defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of Michael Brown are seeking access to any sealed juvenile records pertaining to the black teen whose 2014 fatal shooting by a white police officer set off large protests. An attorney for Ferguson, the…
St. Louis will be the only the third city hall in the nation to fly the flag
Last year lottery winners sued when the state withheld winnings because of lack of a budget
ttorneys for Lincoln also argued that trial testimony indicating that a hair found at the scene belonged to Lincoln was proven wrong by genetic testing
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump joked about riding a mechanical bull at a rally in Texas Thursday – but seemed a little confused by the concept. “I read about this place,” Trump told a crowd at Gilley’s Dallas South Side Ballroom. “Where’s that horse?” Trump appeared to be referring to the venue’s mechanical bull. The…
WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) – Police say they’ve confiscated 25 dogs and arrested five people in an investigation into dog-fighting in two Detroit suburbs. The Detroit News and WWJ-AM report raids took place Thursday at homes in Westland and Inkster. Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw says investigators also seized $25,000 in cash that’s believed to…
