JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A caregiver has been arrested in the death of a 4-year-old Missouri boy whose body was found almost a week after she reported him missing. Jefferson City police said in a news release Wednesday that 26-year-old Quatavia Givens has been booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree child abuse resulting…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — There was a sigh of relief after police recovered a giant inflatable colon that is used to teach about the dangers of colon cancer. Police in Kansas City, Missouri, announced on Twitter Tuesday that a tip led officers to locate the “pilfered intestine” inside a vacant house. The 10-foot (3-meter), 150-pound (68-kilogram)…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A vegetarian food-maker has asked a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction against a Missouri law making it a misdemeanor crime to promote products as “meat” that aren’t made from livestock or poultry. The Oregon-based Tofurky Co. claims the Missouri law infringes on its constitutional free speech rights to…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley isn’t saying whether he supports President Donald Trump’s calls to end the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil, but says he opposes “chain migration.” Hawley didn’t directly respond to reporters’ questions Wednesday on whether he agrees with…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is urging motorists to slow down and use caution as children take to the streets for Halloween trick-or-treating. White says five people died in Illinois automobile accidents the past two Halloweens. He reminded motorists Tuesday that pint-sized ghosts, witches and skeletons will be out and…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – The co-owner of a Kansas water park who is accused in the decapitation death of a 10-year-old boy has been charged with drug possession and hiring someone for sex. The Kansas City Star reports that Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeff Henry surrendered to authorities in Kansas on Monday and was released on…
Two teenagers are charged in juvenile court with Monday’s murder and attempted robbery of retired St. Louis police sergeant Ralph Harper. A 16-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and attempted first-degree robbery. A 15-year-old boy faces the same charges plus tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. Visitation for Sgt. Harper will…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Two teenagers are in juvenile custody in connection with the murder of retired St. Louis Police Sergeant Ralph Harper. Police say the suspects are a 15-year old male and a 16-year old male. Their names are being withheld unless they are Certified as an Adult with warrants issued. A third teen, 17-year-old Julian…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The body of 4-year-old Missouri boy who has been missing for nearly a week has been found. Jefferson City police Lt. David Williams said Darnell Gray’s body was discovered about noon in Jefferson City. Williams said it was too early to tell how the boy died and the medical examiner…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A recent report from a real estate information firm says the St. Louis area has one of the highest shares of vacant houses in the country. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that California-based ATTOM Data Solutions found that an estimated 5.9 percent of St. Louis’ housing stock was vacant, totaling about 4,730…