COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The faculty council for the University of Missouri is urging the selection of someone with an academic background as it searches for a new leader for the four-campus system. The Columbia Missourian reports that the council discussed the search process Thursday. The council says another priority is someone with an academic…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are again trying to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana but face strong opposition from law enforcement and anti-pot advocates. The omnibus bill in the Senate also would set a standard for what’s considered too high to drive. Opponents of the legislation say there should be zero…
BRUSSELS (AP) – The family of two New York City siblings has confirmed that authorities confirmed they died in the bombings in Brussels. Belgian authorities and the Dutch Embassy positively identified the remains of Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski. The information was issued Friday by James Cain on behalf of the Pinczowski family. Cain is the…
Affton, MO Â (KTRS) Â A suspect is being sought in connection with a bank robbery in south county. Police say a man robbed the Affton branch of PNC Bank in the 8900 block of Gravois at 2:50 p.m. Thursday. Â The suspect didn’t display a weapon, but instead handed a teller a note, announcing the robbery. He…
( KTRS ) Police are investigating a double shooting in Berkeley Thursday night. Authorities believe the shooting occurred at the intersection of Fay and Everett Drive in Berkeley, and that the victims then drove themselves to the Imo’s Pizza on Airport Road in nearby Ferguson, where police were contacted. One person succumbed to their injuries…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A former suburban St. Louis police officer faces sentencing in May now that he has admitted stealing items from a car investigators had set up as a decoy as part of a sting operation. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Mobuc0) reports that 40-year-old Matthew Howze of Bowling Green pleaded guilty Monday…
