By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered surface fire prevention measures at a St. Louis-area landfill where nuclear waste was illegally dumped four… Read more »
Category: News
Missouri high court weighs sex abuse suit against Boy Scouts
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A man who says he was sexually abused for years by his scoutmaster should be allowed to sue the Boy Scouts of… Read more »
Ferguson protester sentenced to 8 years in QuikTrip arson
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — One of the more visible protesters during last year’s unrest in Ferguson has been sentenced to eight years in prison for starting a fire at a… Read more »
More bulk buys of prepaid cellphones reported in Missouri
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The list of Missouri cities where police have alerted the FBI of suspicious bulk purchases of prepaid, disposable cellphones from Wal-Mart stores is growing. Last… Read more »
Joplin police officers cleared by highway patrol in shooting
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has cleared two officers to return to duty after a man was shot and wounded during a domestic disturbance call. The… Read more »
Missouri student sues professor over alleged remarks
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A Muslim student at the University of Missouri has filed a lawsuit alleging that a biology professor directed a slew of sexually suggestive and religiously offensive… Read more »
Former Kinder staffer paid $60,000 more than reports showed
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A former campaign aide to Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder was paid at least $60,000 more than originally reported, according to updated… Read more »
Police step up mosque patrols after discovery of pig’s head
By KRISTEN DE GROOT (PHILADELPHIA, AP) — Philadelphia police will step up patrols around worship sites as they look for the person who left a severed pig’s head outside a… Read more »
Hundreds of full coffee cans wash up on Florida beach
(INDIALANTIC, Fla., AP) — Hundreds of sealed coffee cans and vacuum-packed coffee bricks have washed ashore along Florida’s Space Coast and officials believe they may be from containers that fell… Read more »
Syrian refugees welcomed by agencies despite states’ fight
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and BRIAN SLODYSKO (DALLAS, AP) — Days before a family of six Syrian refugees was to arrive in Texas, the furniture and supplies for their apartment were ready…. Read more »