PERRY COUNTY, MO_(AP) One death has been confirmed after an apparent tornado swept across a rural area of southeast Missouri. Perry County Clerk Jared Kutz says one person was killed and eight to 10 homes near the town of Perryville were badly damaged when the storm hit around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several cars and trucks…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police say the St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration was a little less rowdy than in recent years. Weather may have been part of the reason. After several days of unseasonably warm weather, Saturday was cold for the nation’s second-largest Mardi Gras celebration behind the one in New Orleans. Still, several thousand…
( KTRS ) Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in the Bevo Mill neighborhood. Police say the shooting took place in the 4200 block of Neosho just after 7:15pm Monday night. The victim is male and was found dead at the scene. No further details have been released.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri public defender system says Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposal to restore some of its budget cuts still won’t cover all of its costs for defending people too poor to afford a private attorney. The director of the public defender’s office, Michael Barrett, asked the House Budget Committee on Monday…
( KTRS ) A woman is lucky to be alive after being shot in the head. Authorities say the shooting happened around 12:30 am earlier this morning, near Natural Bridge and Clara Aves. The victim was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and was conscious and breathing on arrival. No further details have…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis man is accused of killing his brother in a dispute over household duties. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2l5vXKw ) reports that 48-year-old Antwain Hyche-El is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 51-year-old brother, Larry Barnes. The shooting happened Sunday. Police say Hyche-El arrived at the…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Volunteers in Columbia, Missouri, have been working to create a sanctuary for millions of monarch butterflies that pass through the state as they migrate to and from Mexico. The Columbia Missourian reports that efforts to plant milkweed and other native flowers on park land were boosted earlier this month when Columbia…
( KTRS ) A Jefferson county man has been charged with murder in a fatal shooting in House Springs. Police report the 19 yr old Bryan Scholz was fatally shot outside of his home in the Sycamore Springs Mobile Home Park around 2:30pm Saturday afternoon. After investigation police attempted to arrest 21-year-old John Sutterfield who…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to neglect after authorities say she left her 2-year-old boy near a space heater while using methamphetamine. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Kathleen Marie Peacock of St. Charles pleaded guilty on Friday to child neglect and making methamphetamine. Prosecutors say the 23-year-old’s 2-year-old…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s GOP legislative leaders say it should be up to schools to decide how to handle transgender student bathroom access. Comments from Republicans Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and House Speaker Todd Richardson to reporters Thursday came days after a Senate committee hearing on a bill to restrict restroom…