FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third COVID-19 related death this week; 61st since March
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St. Louis prosecutor’s appeal in McCloskey case turned away
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has denied St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s appeal challenging the disqualification of her office from prosecuting Mark McCloskey who, along with his wife, drew guns on racial injustice protesters last summer. The decision Friday upholds Judge Thomas Clark II’s ruling last month that removed Gardner and
Continue ReadingPolice: 2 killed in overnight crash in north St. Louis
Police in north St. Louis say two people died in a crash early Friday. Officials say the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Friday at 11th and St. Louis streets near Interstate 70. Television station KTVI reports that one person died at the scene of the crash, while the other person died later at a hospital.
Continue ReadingWoman walking on Kansas City street hit, killed by car
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a woman has died after being hit by a car as she walked on a street near the south end of the city. Police say the crash happened late Wednesday night on Troost Avenue just south of 71st Terrace Street and Forest Hill Cemetery, killing
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Health leaders thankful flu in check during COVID-19 crisis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As coronavirus cases surge in Missouri and nationwide, public health officials are thankful that so far, the flu has remained largely in check. Health leaders worried about a possible “twindemic” as the severe flu season began in the late fall, something that would leave flu and COVID-19 patients competing for ventilators
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State lawmaker proposes school board recalls, transfer option in response to online learning
State Rep. Chuck Basye wants voters to have the power to recall school board members and parents the ability to transfer their children from schools teaching only online out of coronavirus fears.
Continue ReadingFunding agreement will allow extension of Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long-awaited extension of the Kansas City streetcar officially has a green light. Kansas City and federal officials on Friday announced they had signed an agreement officially committing $174 million in federal funding to extend the streetcar. When the project is completed, the streetcar will be extended from Union Station
Continue ReadingMissouri man shot by deputies serving eviction notice
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Police say court deputies shot a man in suburban Kansas City while they were serving an eviction notice. The shooting occurred Friday when Jackson County process servers went to Blue Springs home to evict a man. Jackson County Court spokeswoman Valerie Hartment said the court deputies shot the man after
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Offenders trash minimum security prison in Missouri
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Officials say a riot carried out by offenders in a northwestern Missouri minimum-security prison on New Year’s Eve was so destructive that it left part of a house unit unlivable. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that the riot began the night of Dec. 31 in the Maryville Treatment Center. Officials say
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Flood risk appears lower on Missouri River at start of 2021
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The risk for flooding along the Missouri River appears lower than normal headed into the year because the ground remains dry across most of the region and snowpack levels are generally below average. Officials with the Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service cautioned Thursday that it is still early in
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office reports 14 inmates test positive for COVID-19
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Sen. Josh Hawley’s book canceled by publisher citing ‘deadly insurrection’ at Capitol building
In an extraordinary move, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it would no longer publish a planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the Republican lawmakers who led objections to Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Simon & Schuster has
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Lawmakers consider plan that would allow dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Missouri state lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow dentists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Under the plan, dentists would be able to volunteer as vaccinators during emergencies. There is no word yet on where the vaccinations would actually occur. Right now
Continue ReadingMissouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was believed to be the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier has died. Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936, when she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. He was 93 and in declining health. Bolin was also a Civil War veteran who fought for the
Continue ReadingKansas City police pay $725,000 excessive force settlement
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police will pay $725,000 to settle an excessive force complaint filed after a teenager was injured when a police sergeant allegedly put a knee on the back of his neck during an arrest. Court documents say the teenager was on his knees and not resisting when Sgt. Matthew
Continue ReadingPolice say man shot to death Wednesday in south Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a
Continue Reading2 men charged in St. Louis Christmas Eve deadly shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael
Continue ReadingCharges filed in New Year’s Day killing in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal
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Fauci strikes hopeful tone in speech to Missouri university
Dr. Anthony Fauci has told a group of Missouri scientists and students that the coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better, but that vaccinations “will be the real gateway” to a return to normal.
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Parson unblocks $127M, announces $68M for Missouri colleges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state colleges are getting $68 million in federal funding to fix up old buildings. Gov. Mike Parson announced the federal funding on Wednesday, along with $127 million in previously restricted state funding that he says now can be spent. Parson last year blocked close to $450 million from the
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