Dr. Rupa Patel Discusses HIV
Dr. Rupa Patel, Infectious Disease Specialist at Wash U School of Medicine, joins the Carney Show to discuss HIV in depth as well as Charlie Sheen.
St. Louis Homicide Rate Continues To Climb
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The murder count continues to climb in the city of St. Louis. Police say a man was fatally shot in the 1400 block of Hickory in south St. Louis at just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. There’s no word of any arrests. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. This brings the unofficial…
Person Arrested After Online Threat To Kansas College
Athison, Kan. (AP) -A suspect is in custody in connection with an online threat to a northeast Kansas college. The St. Joseph News-Press reports Benedictine College late Tuesday after an anonymous threat to Benedictine College was posted on the social networking site YikYak on Tuesday. Atchison police Chief Mike Wilson says authorities arrested one person associated…
Missouri could pay blind residents $19M after court ruling
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – An appeals court has ruled that a previous calculation of damages owed to about 3,000 blind Missouri residents receiving state benefits was too low. The St. Louis Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1MRLuDR ) that the decision Tuesday means the state could soon provide more than $19 million in damages for shortchanging their…
US Rep. Quigley: New group to address transgender rights
( KTRS ) Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley says he’s joined other Democrats in creating a task force to help ensure equal rights for transgender people. The Transgender Equality Task Force will analyze some of the challenges facing the transgender community, including violence, homelessness, housing discrimination and unemployment. Quigley says the group also will recommend legislation to address…
Homicide suspected in octogenarian’s arson death
WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) – Police in southwestern Illinois are investigating as a homicide an 84-year-old man’s death from a fire that began in his car. Howard Brown died early Sunday after the fire sparked a gas tank explosion and then spread to his home. Washington Park Police Chief Tony Tomlinson tells the St. Louis…
Judge backs bill that reduces unemployment benefits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge has ruled against a challenge to the state Senate’s vote overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of measure that could reduce the number of weeks residents can collect unemployment benefits. The Jefferson City News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1l3yP60 ) reports the judge ruled last week against the challenge from the…
Mizzou’s goal for minority faculty hires would likely put it in class of its own
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – If the University of Missouri succeeds in meeting a student demand for a faculty that’s 10 percent black in two years, it will likely be alone among its peers. An Associated Press analysis of 2013 federal data found that no state’s “flagship” public university campus had a black faculty population approaching…
Man shot by trooper in St. Louis casino garage charged
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A man shot and wounded by a Missouri state trooper in a St. Louis casino’s parking garage last weekend is accused of assaulting a police officer. St. Louis prosecutors charged 28-year-old Javon Burton of Vinita Park with second-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and armed criminal action. The Missouri State…
Audit notes concerns in Missouri Conservation Department
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state audit of the Missouri Department of Conservation has noted concerns over how the department awards grants. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway said in a release Friday that the Conservation Department received a good performance rating overall. But she says auditors identified an instance in which the department overpaid a…