By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Twenty-two Missouri clergy members could face up to six months behind bars after being convicted Wednesday on trespassing charges and acquitted… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
St. Louis police major claims racial discrimination
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A white St. Louis police major has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against when he didn’t get a promotion. Maj. Michael… Read more »
Prison sentence for Kansas man who embezzled from company
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A 42-year-old Kansas accountant faces nine years in prison for defrauding clients of more than $4 million. Thomas Hauk, of Overland Park, Kansas, was sentenced… Read more »
St. Louis County early literacy campaign launches
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The St. Louis County Library system has launched a literacy campaign to get children to read 1,000 books before they start kindergarten. The campaign encourages parents… Read more »
Columbia woman indicted in Missouri double homicide case
(FULTON, Mo., AP) — A Columbia woman has been indicted in connection with a double homicide. The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/2aWiEWn ) reports that 27-year-old Jennifer Grayson was charged last… Read more »
Flooding threatens levee at Poplar Bluff
By JIM SALTER Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Emergency crews in southeast Missouri were monitoring a levee at Poplar Bluff Wednesday after torrential rains caused significant flooding in farmland along… Read more »
Missouri man charged with killing, dismembering woman
(WEST PLAINS, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a man charged with fatally stabbing a woman has admitted to dismembering her body and hiding some of her remains in a wooded… Read more »
Woman’s remains found in West Plains; suspect jailed
(WEST PLAINS, Mo., AP) — Authorities say a person of interest in the disappearance of a missing woman has led detectives to her remains in a wooded area in southern… Read more »
2 children die in St. Louis County accident
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Two children are dead after an accident in suburban St. Louis. The accident happened just before 9 p.m. Monday in north St. Louis County near the… Read more »
Suspect arrested after multi-county chase in SE Missouri
(PERRYVILLE, Mo., AP) — A suspect is in custody after a chase through several southeast Missouri counties with a pregnant woman inside the car. KFVS-TV (http://bit.ly/2b99ZjH ) that a Ste…. Read more »