Missouri Archives

Trial moved for Missouri man charged in brothers’ deaths

September 17, 2020 3:38 PM Associated Press

The trial of a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin is being moved because of extensive pre-trial publicity.

State leaders prepare for a COVID-19 vaccine as federal health officials recommend plan

September 16, 2020 9:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Federal health officials want to make sure states are prepared for the day a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

More Missouri COVID-19 cases coming from small cities

September 16, 2020 2:05 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri’s top health official said Wednesday that more of the state’s new COVID-19 cases are being identified outside of urban centers, while the rate at which young people are testing positive is flattening.

Audit: Clerk in town of 500 misappropriated $300,000

September 16, 2020 1:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A state audit released Wednesday accuses the former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri of spending more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

Missouri COVID-19 rate moves to 4th highest in the nation in new White House report

September 16, 2020 11:49 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s rate for 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 state residents was the fourth highest in the country, according to a new red zone report from the White House.

University of Missouri expels two students and suspends others for ‘threatening the safety of MU campus’

September 15, 2020 9:34 PM Amber Tabeling

The University of Missouri said in an email sent out Tuesday afternoon two students have been expelled and three others were suspended for violating the university’s COVID-19 policies.

Black Lives Matter mural on Kansas City street vandalized

September 15, 2020 6:54 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of six Black Lives Matter street murals in Kansas City has been vandalized. Now, the artists behind the mural are hoping the vandalism can be incorporated into it as part of the art. The vandalism to the mural at the intersection of Northwest Briarcliff Parkway and North Mulberry Drive

Police: Decomposing body found in vacant home ruled homicide

September 15, 2020 6:52 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say the discovery of a decomposing body in a vacant Kansas City home marks the city’s latest homicide investigation. Officers called to the home Monday afternoon found the body of a person in a state of advanced decomposition. Police spokesman Sgt. Jake Becchina said in a news release that

Veteran dies after fight at eastern Missouri bar

September 15, 2020 6:50 PM Associated Press

WENTZVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Two men are charged with second-degree murder after an Air Force veteran died from injuries from a bar fight in eastern Missouri. Chaise Dunlap of Old Monroe was injured early Saturday in Wentzville. His mother told the newspaper on Monday that her 27-year-old son died of severe head trauma and had

Man gets 48 years in prison for killing Missouri couple

September 15, 2020 5:59 PM Associated Press

TUNAS, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for killing a couple in 2018. KYTV-TV reports that 24-year-old Billy Medley of Macks Creek was sentenced Monday. He pleaded guilty to killing Joseph and Brandy Allen in September 2018. Investigators say the Allens were shot when they tried

St. Louis matches homicide total for all of last year

September 15, 2020 5:57 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 15-year-old girl shot to death in St. Louis has become the city’s 194th homicide victim in 2020, matching the total for all of 2019 with 3 1/2 months still to go in the year. Police responded to a call around 6 p.m. Monday in the Riverview neighborhood in far northern

Mizzou journalism school faculty criticize system president

September 15, 2020 5:56 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism School faculty members are criticizing the university system’s president for actions and comments that they say could discourage dissent. The Columbia Missourian reports that 15 faculty members signed a letter Monday to Mun Choi. It comes after he faced a backlash last week for blocking students on

TRUTH ALERT: Ad targets Parson’s spending, lobbyist gifts

September 15, 2020 5:37 PM Lucas Geisler

An ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.

AP: Election 2020 Advance Voting guide

September 14, 2020 11:55 PM Associated Press

2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day.

TRUTH ALERT: Pro-Parson ad ties Galloway to federal health care policies

September 14, 2020 5:01 PM Lucas Geisler

An ad running in support of Republican Gov. Mike Parson ties Nicole Galloway to federal health care ideas, but not necessarily ones that the Democratic state auditor holds.

Columbia Public Schools COVID-19 update includes details on youngest students going back to classrooms

September 14, 2020 11:31 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman will update the school board Monday on COVID-19 and classes, including a plan being developed to get some students back in class before others.