(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 70 in Kansas City. KMBC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1OcBeIi ) that a vehicle apparently hit the man… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
Man accused of embezzling from Missouri used-car dealership
(ST. CHARLES, Mo., AP) — A man is accused of stealing roughly $90,000 from a suburban St. Louis used-car dealership where he worked. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1Scaki6) reports that 35-year-old John… Read more »
3 injured in St. Louis-area rolling gun battle
(PAGEDALE, Mo., AP) — Authorities in the St. Louis suburb of Pagedale are looking for the gunmen who shot and wounded three people during what police describe as a rolling gun battle…. Read more »
Police: Officer shoots at dog, strikes woman instead
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis police officer accidentally shot a woman in the leg as he tried to wound her reportedly charging pit bull, police said. St. Louis Police Chief… Read more »
Jury clears former corrections officer of abuse charges
(FARMINGTON, Mo., AP) — A former southeast Missouri prison worker accused of abusing an inmate has been found not guilty. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri (http://bit.ly/1PUw0ku ) reports that… Read more »
Man gets 20 years for baseball bat attack on parents
(NEW MADRID, Mo., AP) — A southeastern Missouri man has been ordered to spend two decades in prison in connection with his 2013 baseball bat attack that killed his father and critically… Read more »
Man shot in mid-October in Poplar Bluff dies
(POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., AP) — A southeast Missouri man shot on the parking lot of a mental health facility earlier this month has died. The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic (http://bit.ly/1COCxBR )… Read more »
Man accused of striking Missouri deputy with vehicle
(FARMINGTON, Mo., AP) — A 48-year-old man is accused of striking a St. Francois County deputy with a vehicle before leading police on a chase in Jefferson County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch… Read more »
Safety demonstration house in KC receives $100K donation
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City-area couple whose toddler died when a dresser toppled onto him is one step closer to building a house to display home safety precautions. Farmers… Read more »
East-West Gateway names new executive director
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The planning agency for the St. Louis area has a new leader. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1kSMsoG ) reports that the East-West Gateway Council of Governments on Wednesday… Read more »