COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Advocates for Missouri state workers are pushing for higher pay and more protective equipment. Union leaders, Democratic state lawmakers and other advocates for worker rights on Thursday called on Gov. Mike Parson to do more to protect employees from the coronavirus. One union leader said public workers shouldn’t have to die…
Cape Girardeau, MO (KTRS) The man accused of setting fire to an Islamic Center in Southeast Missouri is set to appear in federal court Thursday. In a release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says 42-year-old Nicholas Proffitt is facing federal arson charges for maliciously damaging the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau. According to the criminal complaint,…
(KTRS) The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office on Wednesday charged St. Louis County Police Officer Preston Marquart with involuntary second degree manslaughter related to the death of 12-year old Akeelah Jackson. According to a statement, “The charges follow an exhaustive and detailed investigation in collaboration with our partners in the 6th District and Traffic Divisions…
York, SC (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland has been arrested in South Carolina for resisting arrest and other offenses. Breeland, who is from Charlotte, was arrested in York County, just south of the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Breeland was also charged with driving with an open container of alcohol, possession of marijuana…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it will recommend that canopies and side curtains be removed from amphibious tour vehicles known as stretch duck boats like the one that sank in a Missouri lake in July 2018, killing 17 people. The recommendation was included among documents released Tuesday by the National Transportation…
Cape Girardeau, MO (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with last weeks’ fire at an Islamic center in southeast Missouri. According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, 42-year-old Nicholas Proffitt has been arrested on 1st degree arson and other charges for his role in Friday’s Fire at the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center. In…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even as Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is scheduled to announce his plans for reopening some businesses, the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues in the state. A recent report from the Missouri Budget Project, a nonpartisan think tank, says the number of food stamp applications in Missouri jumped 64%…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of an East St. Louis woman. According to the Illinois State Police, 29-year-old Kraig Appleton of East St. Louis has been charged with 1st-degree murder. The incident occurred on April 20th in the 2900 block of Converse. That’s…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Nearly two dozen inmates at a prison in southeast Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first outbreak of the illness inside a correctional facility in the state. The Missouri Department of Corrections said Thursday that three inmates in a wing at the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston tested positive…
Kansas City, MO (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up the first round of the NFL draft when the Super Bowl champions picked LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the 32nd overall selection. The Chiefs were long rumored to have interest in trading down since they have just five selections during the three-day draft.…