Category: Missouri

Patrol: 20 Injured in School Bus Crash in Southern Missouri

THOMASVILLE, Mo.—Eighteen students and two adults were injured in a school bus crash in southern Missouri, officials said. The crash happened around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday along state Highway 99 just north of Thomasville, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Investigators said the bus went off the road, hit several trees, and flipped onto its side,…


Law licenses suspended for McCloskeys, the Missouri couple who held off protesters outside their home

The Missouri Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law licenses of a Missouri couple convicted of misdemeanors for holding guns outside their St. Louis home in 2020, when a group of protesters, including BLM activists, demonstrated in their gated community. At the same time, the court stayed the suspension, subject to a year of probation…


Missouri Man Convicted at 14 of Killing Mom Gets Parole

KANSAS CITY, Miss.—A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been granted parole. Attorneys for 37-year-old Michael Politte confirmed Tuesday that he had been given parole, the Kansas City Star reported. He is set to be released on April…


Execution Set for Man Whose Sentence Was Overturned 3 Times

A Missouri man whose death sentence was overturned three times before being reinstated is now scheduled to die in May for killing a small-town couple nearly 26 years ago. The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 3 execution date for Carman Deck. Executions in Missouri are carried out at the prison in Bonne…


Rep. Cori Bush’s Vehicle Struck by Gunfire in Missouri: Office

After a vehicle belonging to “Squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) was recently hit by gunfire, the lawmaker confirmed she was unharmed. Bush wrote on Twitter on Thursday: “I’m touched by everyone who has reached out. Thankfully no one was harmed.” The Democrat lawmaker then added that “any act of gun violence shakes your soul”…


Missouri’s COVID-19 State of Emergency Expires After Governor Decides Against Extension

Missouri’s COVID-19-related state of emergency expired on Friday after Gov. Mike Parson decided against extending the designation. Parson, a Republican, first declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. The designation has been in place ever since. Parson said he opted not to extend the state of emergency because of COVID-19…


Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors in 10 States

A federal judge in Missouri has issued a temporary hold on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in 10 U.S. states while litigation plays out. “We just beat the Biden Administration in court again,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced on Twitter late Monday. “This afternoon, we obtained a preliminary injunction against the vaccine mandate on…


Man Sentenced to Minimum of 112 Years as Teen Gets Parole

A man who was effectively sentenced to life in a Missouri prison for a robbery he committed as a teenager in St. Louis has been granted parole, years after the judge who sentenced him had a change of heart. A state parole board granted parole to 42-year-old Bobby Bostic on Monday, and he will be…


St. Louis County Rescinds Mask Mandate After Court Ruling

The most populous county in Missouri on Thursday rescinded its mask mandate, citing a recent court ruling. Dr. Faisal Khan, the acting health director for St. Louis County, said in a letter that the mandate is no longer in place, effective immediately. That came after the St. Louis County Council this week opted not to renew…


Judge Rules Local Missouri COVID-19 Orders Unconstitutional

A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that local COVID-19 orders violated the Missouri Constitution, ordering local health officials to rescind them. Judge Daniel Green of Cole County wrote that the Department of Health and Senior Services unconstitutionally gave too much power to individual local health officials and directors. As a result, he ruled, those orders must…