Identity of shooting victim released by police
( KTRS ) Authorities have identified the man who was found fatally shot Monday night. Police say the victim was 45 yr old Shun Berry. He was found Monday around 7:30 pm, in the 4200 block of Neosho Ave. Responding officers report that Berry was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the head, neck and…
Sheriff’s deputy shot at southwest Missouri motel
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy was shot while narcotics officers were serving a search warrant at Joplin motel. Joplin police Capt. Rusty Rives says the deputy was shot Wednesday at an Econo Lodge during an operation by the Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team. Rives told The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/2lVi7cs ) the officer…
Illinois Senate GOP says budget plan not ready
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Â Top Illinois Senate Republicans say they can’t support a proposed budget compromise because it’s still not ready. Democratic Senate President John Cullerton canceled action on the plan Wednesday. He blamed Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for sabotaging the plan before votes on an income tax increase, a property tax freeze, and other…
Mid-Missouri district to try 4-day school week
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (AP) – The superintendent of the North Callaway School District says the district will implement a four-day school week for the 2017-18 school year. Superintendent Bryan Thomsen says the change is in response to a cut in state funds for schools. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2ldqQYN ) Thomsen said the change…
