ST. LOUIS—Two young cousins were livestreaming from a St. Louis apartment when one child fatally shot the other before killing herself in what family members say was a tragic accident. Police are still investigating Friday’s incident in which a 12-year-old girl, Paris Harvey, shot a 14-year-old boy, Kuaron Harvey, before shooting herself. Police initially described…
Former Wife Accuses GOP Senate Candidate Eric Greitens of Abuse
A top Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat representing Missouri was physically abusive, his former wife said in court records made public on March 21. Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens “knocked me down and confiscated my cell phone, wallet and keys so that I was unable to call for help or extricate myself and…
Voter ID Ballot Measures Face Pressing Deadlines, Progressive Counter Initiatives, Lawsuits
When the Arizona House on Feb. 28 passed a resolution to place a proposed statute expanding voter identification requirements on November’s ballot, it became the first election integrity measure to qualify for public referendum in 2022. Sponsors of similar citizen-initiated proposed voter ID statutes and constitutional amendments are collecting signatures in four states—Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,…
Missouri Poultry Industry Scrambles to Contain Avian Flu
Consumers have no health risk of getting avian flu if they eat poultry, but producers are anxious about the virus killing flocks and causing shortages and price increases. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Missouri is one of 13 states with commercial and backyard poultry flocks reporting infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza…
2 Dead in Missouri Motel Shootout
A police officer and a gunman died following a shootout at a motel in eastern Missouri that left another officer wounded. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Dallas Thompson says Bonne Terre officers Lane Burns and Garrett Worley were sent to a reported disturbance at a Motel 6 in Bonne Terre about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Thompson…
Multiple Fatalities After Pile-Up Involving up to 50 Cars on I-57 in Missouri
Multiple people died in a massive car pile-up in Missouri involving as many as 50 vehicles on Thursday on Interstate 57 in Charleston, officials said. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker told KFVS-2 that there are five confirmed deaths in the pileup. A mobile morgue was set up at McMikle’s Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri, he said….
Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Missouri 4-Year-Old’s Death
WARSAW, Mo.—A man accused of participating in the killing of a 4-year-old Missouri girl in what law enforcement theorized was a religious act has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Ethan Mast, 36, entered the plea Tuesday, admitting to his role in the death of Jessica Mast, television station KYTV reported. The 4-year-old girl was found…
Missouri Man Convicted in Wife’s Death Admits Child Abuse
COLUMBIA, Mo.—A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body, and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple’s young daughter. Joseph Elledge had originally pleaded not guilty to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault, KMIZ-TV reported. Elledge, 26, was convicted in November of…
Justice Department Sues Missouri Over Its Gun Law
The Justice Department sued Missouri on Feb. 16 to block state officials from enforcing a law that seeks to make invalid several federal firearms laws. The department’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday, seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, known as the Second Amendment…
2 Killed, Several Injured in Shooting in Southeast Missouri
CHARLESTON, Miss.—Two people were killed and up to 15 people were injured in a shooting at a party early Saturday in southeast Missouri, authorities said. Robert Hearnes, director of the Charleston Department of Public Safety, said the shooting occurred about 1 a.m. at a building people had rented for a party in Charleston. He said…
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