Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Arts|Crime

A vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say

Authorities say a man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside St. Louis’ Cathedral Basilica

Crime

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away

Court appeals, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence
Americas|Crime|News

Man accused in assault that critically wounded Ferguson officer now faces more charges

The man accused in an assault that left a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fighting for his life is facing several additional charges after a grand jury indictment

Man accused in assault that critically wounded Ferguson officer now faces more charges
Crime|News|Opinion

Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution

A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998

Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution
Environment|News

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain

Firefighters battling a Sierra wildfire that has burned more than five square miles north of Lake Tahoe are making significant progress slowing its growth

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain
Crime|News

A judge weighs whether to spare Missouri man from execution after evidence was mishandled

An evidentiary hearing in Missouri will determine the fate of a man on death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him

A judge weighs whether to spare Missouri man from execution after evidence was mishandled
Crime|Environment|Health|News

A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved

A bald eagle is slowly recovering from surgeries after it was shot in Missouri

A bald eagle was shot in the beak. A care team in Missouri is hopeful it can be saved
Crime|News|Political

Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment

A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment

Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
Crime|News

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would spare the life of a man on death row

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
Crime|News

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

A Missouri death row inmate has dropped his innocence claim and entered a no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a new sentence of life in prison without parole

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
Education|News

Bus vendor cancellations create chaos as school opens in St. Louis

Many St. Louis families faced a chaotic first day of school after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute and left hundreds of parents scrambling to get their kids to classes

Bus vendor cancellations create chaos as school opens in St. Louis
Crime|News

Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown

On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer drove by and told them to use the sidewalk

Timeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown
Crime|Political

Michael Brown's death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson

Michael Brown’s death was the catalyst for massive change starting in Ferguson, Missouri

Michael Brown's death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson
Crime|News

Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis

Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Crime|News

Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them

Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused

Crime|News|Political

Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free

The Missouri Supreme Court has halted the immediate release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free

Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
Business|Economy

Strike at plant that makes truck seats forces production stoppage for Missouri General Motors

Production has halted at a Missouri General Motors plant that manufactures trucks and vans, the result of a strike at the company that supplies seats for the vehicles

Strike at plant that makes truck seats forces production stoppage for Missouri General Motors
Crime|News

Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks

For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned

Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks
Crime

Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit

Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
Environment|Science

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve
Environment|News

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material have derailed and burst into flames in a remote area of North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota
News

Bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for abducting Missouri woman

A bounty hunter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for kidnapping a suburban St. Louis woman — an abduction he claimed was part of his job

Health

A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever

Transplant organizations say a 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ

A 98-year-old man's liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
News

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband

A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri

Missouri executes man convicted of killing former lover and her husband
News|Political

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution

Missouri governor turns down clemency for inmate facing execution on Tuesday

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