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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis are looking for a driver who hit and killed a woman Wednesday morning on a north city street, then sped away from the scene. Police say the crash happened just before 6 a.m. at an intersection in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Investigators say a vehicle hit a woman,

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A one-day bench trial has been held for a former St. Louis County police officer charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter for the 2019 death of a 12-year-old girl he hit with his squad car. Prosecutors on Tuesday argued that former Officer Preston Marquart was criminally negligent in the October 2019 death

WINDYVIILLE, Mo. (AP) — Springfield fire officials say two incendiary devices were found at the home of a suspect in the disappearance of a woman who reportedly was locked in a cage at the house. The house rented by 58-year-old James Phelps burned to the ground on Oct. 4. Springfield fire officials said bomb squad

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — There has been a major leadership overhaul in Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s administration. Parson on Tuesday announced five new agency heads. Part of the switch-up is because Sarah Steelman is stepping down as the commissioner of the Office of Administration. Parson’s office hasn’t provided details on

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say one of the three people who were injured earlier this month in a late-night shooting at a Kansas City bowling alley has died. Police said in a news release Tuesday that 21-year-old Avery Williams, who had been on life support following the shooting, has been declared dead. Williams,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Columbia attorney Dan Viets, a prominent advocate for legalizing marijuana. The ruling was announced Tuesday. Viets represented a brother and sister accused in a marijuana case in 2012. He was accused of a conflict of interest because the siblings eventually

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the ocean off California have been recovered. The Navy says Tuesday that a salvage team made the recovery on Friday and the remains have been sent to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for identification.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — New data dashboards are offering detailed information about health inequities in Missouri, including information for specific ZIP codes across the state. The Missouri Hospital Association launched the Health Equity Dashboards on Monday. It shows, for example, that Black people in Kansas City and St. Louis suffer from asthma at twice

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County prosecutors say a 3-year-old boy who was beaten to death last week died about a month after being returned to the care of a man accused of prior child abuse involving the boy and his siblings. Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Tevin Branom, of St. Louis, with second-degree murder

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri, warning that a winter shutdown could be devastating to St. Louis-area customers. In a filing last week, Spire requested a stay that would allow

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture marijuana must be state residents. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey last week ordered a permanent injunction against the residency requirement. She had issued a temporary injunction against the rule in

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — One man is dead and another is in serious condition after the utility terrain vehicle they were on overturned. The accident happened Sunday in Cape Girardeau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 48-year-old John Baker of Cape Girardeau was driving a Polaris Razor UTV when it left the road

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit says that a 14-year-old who was critically wounded in a 2016 St. Louis police shooting was unarmed and waiting to discuss a video-game trade with a friend when two officers began to chase him and opened fire. The suit’s contention that Tyron Edwards was unarmed contradicts what then-police Chief

GOLDEN CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cleanup continues after two small tornadoes touched down early Monday in rural areas of southwestern Missouri. The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed that an EF-1 twister touched down around 1 a.m. in Newton County carrying 90 mph winds. KYTV-TV reports that several trees were uprooted, and a mobile home

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man is now charged with assault for allegedly stabbing the mother of his child at a hospital surgery center in Springfield, Missouri. KYTV-TV reported Monday that Charles D. Turner was charged with first-degree domestic assault. Turner is in custody and it isn’t clear if he has an attorney. The stabbing

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis authorities say a coordinated social media effort resulted in hundreds of cruising cars on city streets Saturday night, causing traffic snarls and forcing police to divert their attention from other calls. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that an estimated 400 to 500 cruising vehicles were on the streets. Police

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Data shows that most of the people who participated in Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery were already immunized before the program started. The incentive program was started in July as Missouri struggled to control a surge in cases driven by the more transmissible delta variant in less-vaccinated communities. The Missouri Department

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A pedestrian from Kansas is dead after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers near Arrowhead Stadium as the man was leaving the Kansas City Chiefs game. Police are searching for the drivers who fled the scene Sunday night. The victim was 66-year-old man Steven Hickle of Wichita, Kansas. Police say

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will become CEO. St. Louis-based Ameren announced Monday that Marty Lyons will replace Warner Baxter as president and CEO starting Jan. 1. Lyons joined Ameren in 2001 as vice president and controller. He