Southern Illinois University fights campus lake toxic algae
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus officials are working to drop levels at the school’s popular Campus Lake to combat toxic algae issues, which has forced the lake’s closure for the past three summers. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that university officials in July announced the effort to drop lake levels to…
Police investigating after 2 shot in Walnut Park West neighborhood
Police are looking for the suspect or suspects involved in a double shooting, in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that authorities say the incident took place in 6300 block of Sherry Avenue sometime before 10pm. One man was found at the scene suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. He…
Museum’s exhibit on Ferguson lacks City Hall contributions
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Missouri History Museum’s effort to collect artifacts from the unrest in Ferguson is missing one big contributor: City Hall. The museum in Forest Park has spent two years collecting boarded up windows, protester gas masks, empty tear gas grenades and other artifacts from the days that followed the fatal police…
Paralyzed Ballwin officer able to drive wheelchair
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County officer paralyzed from a recent shooting is recovering at a Colorado hospital. Ballwin officer Michael Flamion was shot in the neck during a July traffic stop. Thirty-one-year-old Antonio Taylor of St. Louis is charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and other counts. A statement from…
Body of woman found on the side of I-44 near Rolla
( KTRS ) The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the publics help in identifying the body of a young woman was found alongside Interstate 44. Authorities say the body was found lying by the side of the road, near mile marker 171, between Rolla and St. Robert early Saturday morning. The victim is believed…
St. Louis police say 14-year-old wounded in police shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say officers shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy after he fired at officers. Police Chief Sam Dotson told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch the shooting occurred Sunday. Police say the wounded teenager, whose name hasn’t been released, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. No officers were injured. Dotson says…
Judge: St. Louis Election Board must make machines available
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the St. Louis Election Board to make electronic machines available to the disabled for absentee voting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a lawsuit alleged that not making the technology available violated the Americans With Disabilities Act. U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig said Friday the temporary restraining…
Missouri woman accuses fellow Legislature candidate of rape
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A woman running for a seat in the Missouri Legislature has accused a fellow Democratic candidate of raping her. Cora Faith Walker told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the attack happened the night of Aug. 26 or early the next morning when she went to meet Steven Roberts Jr. at a…