ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police officers have fatally shot a 16-year-old who police say was reaching for a gun. Darryl Ross was shot just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday at a gas station on the city’s north side. Ross is Black. A police incident report says one of the officers involved in the shooting…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana during the Nov. 8 election. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker on Friday tossed out a lawsuit that sought to remove the question from the ballot. Walker ruled that the woman suing didn’t prove she’s a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A murder-for-hire trial involving former stars of the reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has gotten underway in St. Louis, where prosecutors allege that James “Tim” Norman arranged his nephew’s killing because he needed money from a life insurance policy that he had taken out on the victim. James “Tim”…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are delaying coming back to the state Capitol for work on a proposed income tax cut. Leaders in the Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday said they’ll officially return to work Sept. 14. They had planned on coming back to Jefferson City next week. But House and Senate leaders decided…
A southwest Missouri school district says it will allow students to be spanked if parents give their permission. Classes resumed Tuesday in the Cassville School District for the first time since the school board in June approved bringing corporal punishment back to the district. It had been dropped in 2001. The punishment will be used…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri League of Women Voters, NAACP and two voters are suing to block a photo identification requirement for voting. The plaintiffs on Wednesday asked a local judge to stop the new law from taking effect Sunday. They allege it unconstitutionally restricts voting rights. Their issue is with limits on…
St. Louis Homicide detectives are seeking the suspect in the attached photo relative to the below incident. Anyone with information or a tip that is interested in receiving a possible reward is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477), or the Homicide Division at 314-444-5371. Be advised, tips submitted directly to detectives are not eligible for…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could be the first in the nation to pass a voter-led effort to require automatic legal forgiveness for some past marijuana crimes. Voters in November will decide whether to legalize adult recreational marijuana use. The Missouri constitutional amendment would also require courts to wipe most past marijuana convictions clean. Of…
Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, he got a text from a neighbor: People exploring a nearby cave found a dog. Could it be Abby? Curious, Bohnert went to the cave site not far from his rural Missouri…
WYATT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say at least one person was killed when a house exploded Monday morning in southeast Missouri and a neighboring home erupted in flames. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker said the victim died at a Cape Girardeau hospital. KFVS-TV reports that the victim’s name wasn’t immediately released. According to the Mississippi…