Missouri

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his Democratic opponent spent much of a candidate forum on Friday sparring over the governor’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Parson and Democratic candidate Nicole Galloway, along with Libertarian candidate Rik Combs and Green Party candidate Jerome Bauer, spoke at the forum in Columbia. Galloway,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The husband of a man who died after he was found unresponsive in a Kansas City police station is suing the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. Terry Farmer died at a hospital on Dec. 31 and his death was ruled a suicide. His husband, Bradley Farmer, alleges in the

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say another child has been shot in St Louis, which has seen a surge of gun violence involving children in the last year. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a 15-year-old boy was shot in the back Thursday afternoon in north St. Louis. Officers were called to the area just

HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Missouri man has been charged with murder and nearly two dozen other counts after the death of a woman who was in a car he hit while fleeing police last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Dustin Scott Fernow is charged with second-degree murder, property

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for a “romance scam” that targeted two dozen elderly people, creating severe financial hardship for some of them. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 30-year-old Hammed Akande. He pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — An interim principal at a Kansas City-area high school has apologized for storming onto the volleyball court and demanding that the girls team take off their racial unity T-shirts before a game. The shirts were emblazoned with the words “Together We Rise” and three raised fists in different skin tones. WDAF-TV

HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — A ferry that connects Kentucky and Missouri has shut down service due to low water on the Mississippi River. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the ferry will remain closed until further notice. The agency says low water is keeping the ferry ramp from reaching the Kentucky landing ramp. The ferry connects

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski is reminding his parishioners that the church considers abortion the main moral issue of the upcoming election. Like many other Roman Catholic bishops, Rozanski said in a letter to parishioners that they should follow church teachings when voting. He says abortion is the “pre-eminent” issue but

GREEN PARK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man who fled from police two weeks ago might be the person whose body was found in a quarry. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports officers were investigating on Sept. 24 a report of suspicious people at an industrial complex. Two people were taken into custody, but a