JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri says he will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected to seek a third term in 2022. He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday. Before election to the Senate he served…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some persistent thieves stole a statue of Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a bench. The Rev. Larry Rice said the statue that was taken from outside the New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis was valued at about $33.000. Police arrested a man Tuesday night who first tried to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — More than 7,700 doses of vaccine were left over after mass vaccination events across Missouri last week. That is fueling frustrations that rural counties haven’t been able to find enough people to use them while urban residents are desperate for a dose. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that records from the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of Missourians would be off the hook for repaying federal unemployment benefits the state wrongly awarded them under a state bill gaining traction. House lawmakers voted 157-3 in favor of forgiving the federal portion of unemployment overpayments owed by Missourians. The state’s Labor Department doled out $146 million in unemployment…
A St. Louis-area man fatally shot his estranged wife and two of her children before fleeing with their baby, who was later found safe. The man believed responsible for the crime, Bobby McCulley III, fatally shot himself hours later Friday as officers closed in on him. The killings happened late Thursday in north St. Louis…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — St. Louis County Police are investigating a triple homicide in the Florissant area late Thursday night. Police responded to a call of a shooting at 4855 Lockwood Trail shortly after 11:30 p.m. Police arrived to find a 34-year-old woman, her 13 year old son, and 6-year-old daughter all suffering from gunshot…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has visited a “targeted vaccination site” in St. Louis. The Republican governor on Thursday sounded optimistic about getting shots as soon as possible to all residents. His visit came as critics in urban areas have complained that rural areas are getting more than their proportional share. Parson met…
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) — Four additional employees of Missouri’s largest behavioral health organization are now charged with abusing residents, including two children with autism. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that all four employees of Webster Groves-based Great Circle are charged with abuse of a health care recipient. Great Circle in recent weeks has announced…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 28-year-old St. Louis County woman has admitted to participating in a romance scam that cost middle-age and elderly woman thousands of dollars. Trenice Hassel, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty Wednesday to making false statements to a federal agency. She admitted that she persuaded another woman to open a P.O.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ first-ever female mayor will be replaced by another woman, after city Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer bested two men in a new primary election format to advance to next month’s general election. Jones received 25,374 votes on Tuesday and Spencer was second with 20,649 votes, according to…