Social media giants including Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook and Google are pushing back against Senate legislation that would require them to alert federal authorities of any terrorist activity, according to industry and government officials. In private meetings on Capitol Hill, industry ...
Read More »Cape Girardeau man convicted in 2013 murder of wife, son
A Cape Girardeau businessman has been found guilty of killing his wife and 18-year-old son. KFVS reports that jurors in a Cape Girardeau County court on Thursday found George Joseph guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 deaths of his ...
Read More »Kansas City man charged in death of boy, 3
A Kansas City man has been charged in the death of a 3-year-old boy who was killed when shots were fired into his family’s home. The Jackson County prosecutor’s office said Thursday that 22-year-old SirTerry L. Stevenson is charged with ...
Read More »Kansas man arrested for chase, ramming Missouri police car
A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged after authorities say he rammed a police car and swerved toward police officers who were attempting to slow his pickup during a pursuit in Independence. The Kansas City Star reports Jesus A. ...
Read More »Man accused of St. Louis County bank robbery
A 52-year-old man is jailed in lieu of $100,000 cash bond after being accused of using a bogus bomb in holding up a St. Louis County bank. St. Louis County prosecutors charged John Lyons on Thursday with first-degree robbery and ...
Read More »McCaskill weighs in on Missouri senator’s alleged harassment
Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said Thursday that a state senator from her own party needs to “seriously consider” whether he can continue to serve following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns. McCaskill’s statement came after ...
Read More »Nixon: Claims against Missouri lawmaker ‘deeply troubling’
Missouri's Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon called claims that a state senator made sexual advances toward interns "deeply troubling" on Thursday and said they raise questions about his ability to serve in office.
Read More »GOP attorney Hawley to run for Missouri attorney general
Republican attorney and University of Missouri School of Law associate professor Josh Hawley announced plans Thursday to run for state attorney general. The 35-year-old from Columbia said in an online video that he’s running on a conservative platform and planned ...
Read More »Farmington building inspector accused of theft
An eastern Missouri building inspector is facing theft charges. The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills, Missouri reports that Farmington building inspector Jaime Nicole Ellis was charged Tuesday with felony stealing. She is free on $15,000 bond. A message seeking ...
Read More »House approves bill to tweak coal ash standards
Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday approved a bill granting states authority to regulate waste generated from coal burned for electricity. The bill, approved 258-166, would largely bypass a federal rule issued last year by ...
Read More »Missouri man gets 30 years for exposing sex partners to HIV
A Missouri man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to the virus that causes AIDS. David Lee Mangum, 39, of Dexter, was sentenced Tuesday, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic reported. He ...
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