(BETHANY, Mo., AP) — A 51-year-old northwest Missouri man died after he was thrown from his tractor when it overturned on a state highway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Max Courter,… Read more »
Category: Missouri News
St. Louis-area pet store evacuated after illness complaints
(BRENTWOOD, Mo., AP) — Seven people and several animals were removed from a suburban St. Louis pet store over health concerns that were apparently caused by a refrigerant gas leak. The PetSmart… Read more »
11-year-old fatally shoots intruder, 16, in Missouri
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — St. Louis County police say an 11-year-old boy fatally shot a 16-year-old intruder during a home invasion, but some neighbors take issue with that account. Officers responded Thursday… Read more »
Penalty phase in Jewish site shootings trial to continue
(OLATHE, Kan., AP) — An anti-Semite convicted of killing three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City plans to call more witnesses to explain his actions to a jury… Read more »
Judge: Missouri right-to-farm doesn’t cover growing weed
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a right-to-farm constitutional amendment doesn’t protect a woman who allegedly grew marijuana in her basement. The Jefferson City News… Read more »
Man facing execution for girl’s 1989 kidnapping, rape, death
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court was considering final appeals from a man scheduled to be executed Tuesday in Missouri for the kidnapping, rape and stabbing death of… Read more »
School split over transgender student using girls bathroom
(HILLSBORO, Mo., AP) — An effort by a transgender student to use the girls bathroom has split Hillsboro High School, with some of her peers walking out in protest and others holding… Read more »
Man who got life for marijuana charge goes free in Missouri
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A man sentenced to life without parole on a marijuana-related charge was freed Tuesday from a Missouri prison after being behind bars for two… Read more »
Relatives mad after court blocks suits over hospital deaths
(CHILLICOTHE, Mo., AP) — Relatives are outraged after the Missouri Supreme Court decided wrongful death litigation can’t go forward against a northwest Missouri hospital where a nurse is accused of… Read more »
Missouri ethics panel says lobbyist-bought meal misreported
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The Missouri Ethics Commission has found that lobbyists likely broke state laws requiring them to name lawmakers they buy meals for. The commission issued letters… Read more »