COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is seeing a dramatic uptick in HIV diagnoses, a trend that is mostly concentrated in the central part of the state, according to health experts. New HIV diagnoses in Missouri increased by more than 10 percent between 2013 and 2016, which is the most recent state data available. But the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a St. Louis man accused of killing nine people since 2008 during his involvement in a drug trafficking ring. Anthony Jordan pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday. Prosecutors say Jordan killed three people in 2008,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records released Friday by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley show employees of his office frequently used private email for official business and were given directions from the political consultants who led Hawley’s successful campaign for the U.S Senate. In a Jan. 19, 2017, email chain, comprised of private email addresses…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â A man is dead after a late night shooting in south St. Louis. Police say the victim was shot at just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. He was found in his car, which had crashed on I-44 near 7th Street. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. The victim’s…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge denied Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $4.7 billion jury verdict awarded to nearly two dozen women who said the company’s talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison, in a ruling Wednesday, cited evidence of…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Â A firefighter is recovering after being injured while battling a fire an early morning in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning apartment building in the 4200 block of Botanical in the Shaw neighborhood Thursday morning. Authorities say the firefighter fell through a floor. He was taken to an area…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Two murders in the city of St. Louis are being investigated. Police say a woman was stabbed to death at just before midnight Wednesday in the 1900 block of Benton in north St. Louis. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive or of any arrests. At…
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office has found 500 more Catholic clergy accused of sexually abusing children than the state’s six archdioceses have publicly identified. In a blistering rebuke of the church’s handling of the crisis, Madigan’s office says its preliminary findings have revealed the state’s six dioceses have done…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is creating a committee to try to ensure everyone in Missouri gets counted in the 2020 census. Parson said Wednesday that the committee will heighten awareness about the census and coordinate community outreach efforts in hard-to-count areas. The governor said an accurate census count is important…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Josh Hawley will serve on the Judiciary, Armed Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees when he takes office in the U.S. Senate next month. Hawley announced the committee assignments Wednesday. He also will serve on the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Special Committee on Aging.…