KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A small Missouri community steeped in Civil War history and small-town charm hopes a gun-making plant can boost its economy after a decade of manufacturing job losses. CMMG is seeking a $200,000 forgivable loan from Boonville so it can move its operations from rural Fayette, half an hour to the…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Slain Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary just two weeks ago. A neighbor of slain Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy Brad Garafola says he was a family man. Rhonda Smith says Garafola was never seen without at least one of his four children, who range in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 15-year-old is charged as an adult and jailed on $1 million cash bond after being accused of fatally shooting a man in St. Louis during a would-be sale arranged on Facebook. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2a4P6r2 ) reports Isreal Leggette of Northwoods is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, child endangerment…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say that several officers have been shot in Baton Rouge while on duty. The shooting happened early Sunday, less than 1 mile from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola did not know the extent of the injuries or give the precise number of officers injured.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a woman who wanted to keep her son in a St. Louis charter school after she moved. La’Shieka White sued the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation in May claiming her son was unable to keep attending the Gateway Science Academy because of his…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters briefly closed a section of highway in downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that activists supporting Black Lives Matter blocked Highway 40 in downtown St. Louis for about 15 minutes on Saturday afternoon. Protesters included participants at Netroots Nation, a national conference of progressive activists being held in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel tasked with recommending changes for the University of Missouri system is moving forward despite funding cuts. The University of Missouri Review Commission met for the first time Friday to discuss how to help a system rocked by turmoil following student protests and leadership changes. The system president and…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Democratic candidate for governor Chris Koster raised more than $3.4 million in cash in the past several months, far outpacing Republican candidates. Campaign finance reports show he had $10 million to spend at the start of July. Friday is the deadline to report recent fundraising and spending. Reports show…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri delegate to the Republican National Convention is part of a coalition seeking to block Donald Trump from winning the party’s presidential nomination. Carl Bearden, of St. Charles, is a former Missouri co-chairman of the presidential campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Bearden was elected to attend the national…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pennsylvania lawmakers have agreed to extend last call for some Philadelphia venues selling alcohol during the Democratic National Convention. The convention is expected to draw tens of thousands of convention-goers and protesters to the city when it begins July 25. Last call in Philadelphia is 2 a.m. The state Legislature on Wednesday…