Byrnes Mill, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another is injured following a house explosion in Jefferson County. Firefighters were called to a home in the 3700 block of Clearview Drive in Byrnes Mill at just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say a man was killed and a woman was taken to an area hospital.…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri officials are on the hunt for the Christmas tree that will grace the lawn of the Governor’s Mansion. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the department. The donated tree must…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday for a special session on bills vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, including ones on drug treatment courts and education in science, technology, engineering and math. Parson called the Republican-led Legislature back to consider fixing problematic language that led him to…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is asking for more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the current extension ends Oct. 10. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and military bases. Some Missouri lawmakers worried about…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) 38-year-old Jesse Michael Kelley of Green Park is in jail for a murder that occurred on the parking lot of a Walmart in South St. Louis County. Kelley was charged with second degree murder, first degree robbery, and armed criminal action in connection with the murder of an Andre’s chef. County…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Joseph woman has been awarded $8.5 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit she brought against Missouri gas utility Spire. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded $1.3 million in actual damages and $7.2 million in punitive damages to 47-year-old Danielle McGaughy, who had worked…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Springfield woman to an extra six months in prison after learning a letter of support she submitted to the court was falsified. The State Journal-Register reports 31-year-old Elizabeth Gonzalez was sentenced last month to 15 months in prison for embezzling more than $47,500 from a bank where she…
FAIR GROVE, MO (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri sheriff’s deputy has died after his patrol car was swept away by floodwaters. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 35-year-old Greene County Deputy Aaron Paul Roberts had just returned to service following a 911 hang-up call Friday night when he radioed that his car had been washed off the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect in the murder of an Andre’s chef in the parking lot of the South County Walmart is in custody. County police believe the suspect is the same individual responsible for a Central West End kidnapping and robbery. 29-year-old Alexander Marley of the 200 block of East Felton Avenue in…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — The theft of more than 20 firearms at a Fenton gun store last week was the latest in an increase in such robberies at gun stores in Missouri and Illinois, according to federal officials. Figures from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives show there were at least eight…