By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — To one St. Louis-area school board member, a proposal revamping Missouri’s student transfer system could lead to “systemic dismantling” of public education… Read more »
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Kansas officers speak about Jewish site shootings at hearing
By BILL DRAPER (OLATHE, Kan., AP) — Law enforcement officers who responded in the chaotic first moments after three people were fatally shot at two Jewish centers in Kansas last… Read more »
Reward grows to $7,500 in slaying of 3-year-old KC boy
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The reward has grown to $7,500 for information in the shooting death of a sleeping 3-year-old Kansas City boy. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1JHrtPA) reports… Read more »
Lawyer: Officer didn’t target black teens at Texas pool
By DAVID WARREN (DALLAS, AP) — A white Texas police officer was not targeting minorities when he wrestled a black teenage girl to the ground and brandished his gun outside… Read more »
Time capsule removed from cornerstone of Missouri Capitol
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A time capsule laid in the cornerstone of the Missouri Capitol has been removed in preparation for a ceremony marking its 100th anniversary. State workers… Read more »
Southeast Missouri man rescued after landing on train car
(POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., AP) — Poplar Bluff police are investigating after a man was rescued from a stopped train car onto which he fell or jumped from a highway overpass… Read more »
Columbia board supports protections for gender identity
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The Columbia Board of Education has given preliminary support to adding gender identity and gender expression to the school district’s nondiscrimination policy. The board approved the… Read more »
Officer recorded in Texas pool party incident resigns
By DAVID WARREN and TERRY WALLACE (McKINNEY, Texas, AP) — A white police officer in suburban Dallas has resigned after he was recorded on video pushing a black teenage girl to… Read more »
Missouri man breaks record for shooting biggest carpsucker
(SMITHVILLE, Mo., AP) — A northwest Missouri man has caught a record-breaking fish using a bow and arrow. The Department of Conservation on Monday announced Smithville resident Jonathan Randall broke… Read more »
Gun-rights activist questions St. Louis Zoo’s firearms ban
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A gun-rights advocate says he and others may show up next week at the St. Louis Zoo with firearms or empty holsters to challenge the site’s… Read more »