SULLIVIAN, Mo. – A Missouri State Trooper shot and killed a man who pulled a gun on him after fleeing a traffic stop near Sullivan on Wednesday. According to a release from Sgt. Cody Fulkerson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the suspect has been identified as 44-year-old Joseph B. Weatherby of Sullivan. The incident happened shortly…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri System governing board is freezing tuition for in-state undergraduates but hiking it for other students. Curators on Wednesday agreed not to raise tuition for in-state undergraduates in the four-campus system. Tuition will increase 3 percent next fall for out-of-state undergraduates. That will mean an increase of about…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the 2014 shooting death of a bystander who was walking with her grandchildren. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports St. Louis Circuit Judge David C. Mason sentenced 22-year-old Tommy Dora on Wednesday.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Ferguson has lost two more cases against protesters. A St. Louis County judge on Tuesday found Michael Powers and Meghan Flannery not guilty of failure to comply charges. Three other rulings announced last week also resulted in acquittals for protesters. The private lawyers acting as prosecutors for Ferguson billed the…
Fairview Heights, IL (KTRS) The Major Case Squad is investigating after a shooting at a metro-east apartment complex left one man dead and injured another. Investigators say this happened at around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Ashley Drive in Fairview Heights. Both victims were taken to the hospital, where one later died.…
Columbia, MO (KTRS) Columbia is putting a temporary halt to new permits for some multifamily housing projects in the college town. The city council voted 5-2 Monday night to approve the freeze, which applies to an area near the campus of the University of Missouri. The proposal cites “unprecedented growth in the construction of off-campus…
Bridgeton, MO (KTRS) Online threats prompted representatives from three federal agencies, including the EPA to skip a community meeting Monday night about the West Lake Landfill. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reports that the threats followed an article in the newspaper on Sunday that said concerns about radiation at the landfill in Bridgeton could be overblown.…
