JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Lincoln University in Jefferson City is officially the new home of law enforcement academy. The university officially received a one-year probationary license for the academy on Tuesday. Supporters say Lincoln University is the first historically Black college to house a training academy for law enforcement. Gov. Mike Parson said the…
(KTRS) – The St. Louis Board of Education has postponed a vote to close 11 public schools to January 12. St. Louis Public Schools superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams had been advocating for the board to postpone the vote so he and other district leaders can spend time getting input from the community. The proposed plan…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The city of Springfield is extending its mask requirement until April 9, citing the fast-rising number of hospitalizations and deaths in Missouri’s third-largest city, and leaders are warning that violators will face punishment. Mayor Ken McClure said at a news conference Tuesday that the decision comes amid the “darkest days when…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Missouri’s presidential electors have cast all 10 of the state’s votes for Republican President Donald Trump. The Electoral College members met Monday at the state Capitol for a brief ceremony to formally write their votes on paper ballots. Though Democrat Joe Biden won nationally, Trump easily carried Missouri with nearly…
Police are asking for the public’s’ help in identifying a suspect in a recent rash of catalytic converter thefts in the 5-thousand block of Southwest Ave. Second District Detectives are seeking to identify and locate the subject and vehicle in the case which occurred on December 4. The vehicle appears to be a dark colored…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri expects to receive more than 220,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines by around Christmas, and the first vaccinations could begin by next Thursday if federal authorization for emergency use is granted. Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday that Missouri should receive an initial shipment of 51,675 doses of the Pfizer…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri expects to receive more than 220,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines by around Christmas, and the first vaccinations could begin by next Thursday if federal authorization for emergency use is granted. Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday that Missouri should receive an initial shipment of 51,675 doses of the Pfizer…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters marching on the private street near their home in June. Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II dismissed Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, citing two campaign fundraising emails…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has charged a North County Man with shooting at officers in their police car. 31-year old Stedmen Duncan of the 31-hundred block of Florissant Road is charged with assault, unlawful use of a weapon and several other related charges. Officers were responding to a shooting…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A married lesbian couple has settled a lawsuit with a St. Louis retirement community that refused to let them live there. Mary Walsh and Bev Nance sued the Friendship Village in Sunset Hills in July 2018. They alleged they were not permitted to move in because the community’s cohabitation policy defined…