A St. Louis husband and wife facing criminal charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters last summer are asking a judge to send their case back to the grand jury, citing concerns about Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s handling of it. Attorney Joel Schwartz, in an email Wednesday, says that “bias” from Gardner’s office tainted…
American Airlines (AA) has announced it will begin service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) beginning November 2, 2021. The airline will operate two flights daily from STL to BOS using Airbus 319s. The first flight out of STL will be at 7:30 a.m. A second flight to…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has ousted a lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago. The GOP-led House on Wednesday voted almost unanimously to kick out Republican Rick Roeber. His now-adult children testified to House investigators earlier this year that he sexually abused two of them at the ages…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera video shows a Columbus officer fatally shoot a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife. A black-handled blade resembling a kitchen knife or steak knife appeared to be lying on the sidewalk next to her immediately after she was shot and fell. Police say the…
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (KTRS) — Webster University is opening up its upcoming free COVID-19 vaccine clinic to the general public. The university is teaming up with the Medicine Shoppe in Affton to provide first doses of the Moderna vaccine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 24th and 29th. The clinic was originally only…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tishaura Jones has called systemic racism the biggest obstacle to progress in St. Louis, and the city’s new mayor used her inauguration speech on Tuesday to pledge to fight back against all types of discrimination. Jones was sworn in during a coronavirus-mandated socially distanced ceremony at City Hall that included fewer…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director has resigned. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced the departure of Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams. Williams was appointed to the job in 2017 by Parson’s predecessor, former GOP Gov. Eric Greitens. Williams helped lead the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A state House committee report says a new Missouri lawmaker accused of physically and sexually abusing his children years ago should be ousted. The Missouri House Ethics Committee on Monday released its report on Republican Rep. Rick Roeber. His now-adult children testified to House investigators earlier this year that he sexually…
APE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A 45-year-old man is charged with a hate crime after a fire destroyed a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau officials charged Christopher Pritchard on Monday. A probable cause statement says church members had reported having trouble with Pritchard, who they said had…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State health officials say more than 8 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois. The state’s Department of Public Health said Sunday that the seven-day average of daily shots is just over 125,000. The news comes as the state on Sunday added 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus…