JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A panel of former judges is considering the Missouri death penalty case of Marcellus Williams and whether Gov. Mike Parson should spare his life. The board met Wednesday in Jefferson City and heard from attorneys on both sides. Williams’ son, the NAACP Missouri president and other supporters gathered outside. Innocence…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Victims of clergy sexual abuse are calling for a wide-scale investigation of sex crime allegations against Catholic priests in Missouri, and whether the church participated in a cover-up. One victim, a woman whose son killed himself after being abused as a teenager, and an attorney for other abuse victims spoke…
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — The human remains found along railroad tracks in St. Louis have been identified as those of a Maplewood woman missing since May. Gary Martin told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday that Maplewood detectives told him the remains were of his mother, 62-year-old Barbara Johnson. St. Louis police call her death “suspicious,” and homicide…
CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) — Illinois is creating a new merit-based scholarship aimed at getting more high school graduates to attend in-state colleges and universities. The AIM HIGH grant pilot program will provide at least $50 million in financial aid. The state is providing $25 million in the current budget year. Universities are matching that amount.…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed five laws expanding mental health and addiction-treatment services and Medicaid coverage of them. Advocates say the Republican’s action Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield strengthens the attack on the opioid crisis and puts behavioral health care on par with other types of medical care. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) — Police say a stolen car wanted in connection with the murder of a teen on his 17th birthday was found torched in north county. Police announced Wednesday that the 2009 four-door Pontiac G8 was found near a stretch of railroad tracks in Spanish Lake. The discovery was made after police…
Chesterfield, MO Â (KTRS) Â It’s an end of an era for St. Louis-based Monsanto as Bayer begins its integration of the over century old company. Bayer executives held a meet and greet Wednesday morning at it’s Chesterfield facility to share its plans for the newly formed company. Liam Condon, President of the Crop Science Division of…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has referred the investigation into last month’s deadly sinking of a Missouri tourist boat to federal prosecutors, officials said Tuesday. Coast Guard spokeswoman Lisa Novak confirmed a report first published by the Kansas City Star that the case was referred to…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Democrats hope a ballot proposal to hike Missouri’s minimum wage will boost support for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s re-election, a seat Republicans are targeting as a top opportunity to insulate their Senate majority. Even if the measure’s presence on the Nov. 6 ballot only spikes engagement from otherwise apathetic Democrats, as…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is slated to meet with President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. The Democrat will meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday. She faces a tough battle for re-election this year in a state Trump won by 19 points. McCaskill has said she wants to know…