MT. VERNON, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police have released video footage showing a tense scene involving an inmate’s attack on a correctional officer at a courthouse and another officer firing his weapon at the inmate. Authorities say 55-year-old Fredrick Goss was at the Jefferson County Courthouse earlier this month for a trial. He was…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri sports teams want voters to weigh in on whether to legalize sports betting in the state. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports nine ballot proposals on the issue were filed this week. The St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis City soccer club and Kansas City Royals are behind…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Ten states are suing to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Attorneys general filed the lawsuit in a Missouri federal district court Friday. The states that are suing are Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Florida filed a separate…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson is refusing to help enforce President Joe Biden’s federal coronavirus vaccine mandate in some limited instances. Parson issued an executive order Thursday banning his administration from enforcing the mandate when individuals refuse COVID-19 vaccination for religious or medical reasons. The mandate says companies with at least…
A new development for the Mid-Town area of St.Louis was announced today. Peir Property Group says it has secured a Target Store, which will anchor a 60 Million Dollar apartment development. The new facility will feature a 196 unit apartment complex ,that will include a 70 thousand square foot Target Store on South Grand near…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, says he does not believe young victims of rape or incest should be allowed to have abortions. The Kansas City Star reports McCloskey made the comments last week at a forum in Osage Beach. In response to a question, McCloskey…
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis say a woman is on the run after fatally shooting her ex-boyfriend’s fiancé a day after the couple announced their engagement. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 24-year-old Kenrianna Little, of St. Louis County, was charged Monday with first-degree murder and other counts in the Sunday…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man alleges in a lawsuit that police officers beat him and illegally searched his apartment after claiming he had committed a minor traffic infraction. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court on behalf of 38-year-old Tranell Stewart and his former girlfriend, Lisa Jones. It contends a Maryland…
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has died after being shot by a man at gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police said Pontoon Beach Officer Tyler Timmons succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. The officer was shot at around 8…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police say they exchanged gunfire with a suspect during a shooting at a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho, that killed two people and injured four — including an officer. Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee said at a news conference the shooting was reported about 1:50 p.m. on Monday — as well…