ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is outsourcing contact tracing to private companies as part of the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the state this week approved contracts with nine companies to help track down people who may have been in contact with those who test
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ST. LOUIS (AP) An 11-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a car while trying to walk across a busy suburban St. Louis interstate highway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 270 in western St. Louis County. The child’s name has not been released.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former youth pastor was charged with seven felonies following accusations he sexually abused a child in Missouri. The Springfield News-Leader reports 46-year-old Jeff Taylor of Strafford, Missouri, was charged Thursday with five counts of statutory sodomy and two counts of statutory rape. Taylor is accused of sexually abusing a
Continue ReadingROLLA, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis businessman and his wife have donated $300 million to a foundation to support Missouri University of Science and Technology in what the university said is believed to be the largest single gift to a higher education institution in Missouri. Missouri S&T announced the gift Monday from Fred and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two days after a “database extract error” incorrectly showed a massive one-day increase in coronavirus cases in Missouri, the problem remains unresolved. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Monday that the state is still working to pinpoint the cause of the problem, which is related
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced 39 Missouri libraries were awarded more than $870,000 through the Missouri State Library to help residents access high speed internet for telehealth and distance learning in response to COVID-19. “COVID-19 has created a massive shift to online services,” Governor Parson said. “Providing our public libraries with the
Continue ReadingO’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,
Continue ReadingKANSAS 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
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Continue ReadingST. 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
Continue ReadingHILLSBORO, 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
Continue ReadingST. 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
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As COVID-19 cases continue to impact everyone, county and statewide, testing in Missouri approaches a new milestone, while health officials expect another possible increase in cases soon.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Virgin Hyperloop One will build a certification center in West Virginia to test the high-speed transportation concept that uses enclosed pods to zip passengers underground at over 600 mph. The company had received bids from over a dozen states in the past year to build a 6-mile testing track and other facilities
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a massive fire at an eastern Missouri marina destroyed or damaged nearly 200 boats and left at least one person injured. The fire broke out Wednesday at the Woodland Marina along the Mississippi River in St. Charles County. Firefighters were called to the marina just before 3 p.m.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSHB/CNN) A 14-year-old girl disappeared 35 years ago in Kansas City and her mother is still searching for her and vows to never give up. In 1985 Jody Ledkins was walking on this street, Cambridge, in the northeast, since then, her mother has been tracing her steps hoping that someone has the
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri reported a jump of more than 1,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected cases reached the highest number since the pandemic began. The state health department on Thursday said Missouri confirmed 1,505 more cases and 23 more deaths, for totals of 137,156 cases and 2,259 deaths
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, 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
Continue ReadingHICKMAN, 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
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