HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) — One Missouri sheriff’s department has seen the ranks of its deputy dads grow, as 17 law enforcement officers welcomed babies this year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 14 of the 17 law enforcement dads, their wives and their babies gathered Monday at Sandy Creek Covered Bridge in Jefferson County for…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — A judge will decide custody of the 1-year-old daughter of a Chinese woman who has been missing for more than three weeks, with the woman’s parents and the mother-in-law of her jailed U.S. husband seeking guardianship. An attorney for Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, who are the parents of 28-year-old Mengqi…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top tourism official is out of a job, days after a complaint accused him of excessive taxpayer-funded travel and improper acceptance of gifts from a state vendor. The Missouri Division of Tourism announced Director Ward Franz’s departure Friday but didn’t say if he was fired or resigned. An Oct.…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people shot and killed in a northern St. Louis apartment this weekend. St. Louis County police told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that 48-year-old Artelia Harold and 51-year-old Bennie Whalen both died Saturday after being shot in their Riverview apartment during a domestic dispute. Harold and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bill requiring St. Louis gun dealers to alert police when a firearms purchase is denied because of a criminal background check is the latest step in addressing violence in a city beset by gun crimes. St. Louis aldermen unanimously gave final approval to the bill Friday. Supporters say 30% of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A city police officer is charged following an officer-involved shooting that occurred back in August. 30-year-old Matthew EerNisse was charged Thursday with 1st degree assault. Just before 4:30 in the morning on August 27th, a report of a carjacking went out via dispatch. Officer EerNisse spotted the vehicle in the 4900…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic on Wednesday defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license. The testimony from Dr. Colleen McNicholas at a hearing that could determine the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort to identify what the agency says were “failed abortions” at a St. Louis clinic. Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams made the revelation during the second day…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 84-year-old Donald Seay went missing from the 500 block of Elmwood Drive in St. Charles just before 6 P.M. Monday. Seay is described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 185 pounds,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS/AP) A hearing is underway to decide the fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic. The state’s Administrative Hearing Commission began hearing arguments on (Monday) over whether Planned Parenthood can keep its abortion license. At issue is the state health department’s effort to revoke the license for Planned Parenthood’s clinic in St. Louis.…