Columbia, MO (AP) A plea deal with prosecutors means that a Missouri man convicted in a fatal stabbing will spend far less time in prison than he was originally ordered to serve. Anthony Shegog was sentenced to 30 years in prison after his second-degree murder conviction in the 2014 death of Wayne Lige in Columbia.…
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AP) A Kazakhstan plane with 98 people aboard has crashed shortly after takeoff early Friday, killing at least 12 people, while 49 were hospitalized with injuries. Authorities had earlier put the death toll at 15 but later revised it downward, without explaining why. The aircraft hit a concrete fence and a two-story building…
Ashkelon, Israel (AP) Israel says a rocket from Gaza has been intercepted over its southern territories. The attack caused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be hustled from a stage during an election rally Wednesday in the city of Ashkelon. There have been no reports of casualties and no Palestinian group has claimed responsibility. The newspaper…
Barnhart, MO (KTRS) The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle accident in Jefferson County that leaves a Desoto man dead. It happened shortly before 2:30 P.M. Wednesday on I-55 near Route M in Barnhart. That’s where 48-year-old Leon Barnett was riding his motorcycle and was hit from behind by an SUV. He was thrown…
Paris (AP) The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that it might not be entirely saved. He told The Associated Press that reconstruction work after this year’s fire probably won’t start until 2021. He says experts must first remove scaffolding that was on the cathedral before the fire,…
Springfield, IL (AP) A new study found no evidence to corroborate that a beaver-skin stovepipe hat, a centerpiece of Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln museum, ever actually belonged to Lincoln. A WBEZ report says findings from the study include that the hat didn’t appear to be Lincoln’s size. The study criticized a lack of due diligence to…
Los Angeles, CA (AP) Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is getting a boost from one of the leading Latinos in Congress. Rep. Tony Cárdenas of California endorsed the former vice president Monday as Democrats’ best hope to defeat President Donald Trump. Cárdenas chairs Bold PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Cárdenas’ announcement follows…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mayor Lyda Krewson signs off on a bill aimed at advancing the use of solar energy in the city. In a release, Communications Director Jacob Long says that Board Bill 146 makes St. Louis the first city in the Midwest – and the second in the nation – to require new…
Franklin County, MO (AP) Authorities say two boys have died after plunging through a frozen pond near their home in eastern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 7- and 8-year-old boys were found Sunday in the private pond in Franklin County. The search began after the boys didn’t return from a bike ride.…
Washington, D.C. (AP) Not a single Republican voted for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, but there were moments when that outcome was less than certain. Democrats recall reading a whistleblower complaint against Trump in September, and one lawmaker calls it a “jaw-hit-the-floor sort of moment.” Another lawmaker describes sneaking peeks at Republican colleagues to see if…