Missouri State Highway Patrol cancels Amber Alert for missing 5 year old boy taken by father
The Patrol reports the boy was returned safely by his father. The Amber Alert has been canceled.
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader. Biden’s choice of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as his first guest Friday underlines a theme of Biden’s administration — strengthening U.S. alliances as a first step to dealing with global challenges,…
Police officer seriously burned when hit by Molotov cocktail
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (AP) — Ste. Genevieve police say an officer was seriously burned when his uniform caught on fire after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at him. Police Chief Eric Bennett says the officer was injured early Friday while responding to a disturbance call. He suffered burns on his arms, legs and torso.…
Vaccine appointments begin to go unfilled in Missouri
(AP) — Coronavirus vaccine supply is starting to outpace demand in Missouri, even after the state expanded eligibility, raising worries among some health care providers. Early on, mass vaccination clinics in rural areas sometimes had excess doses, but demand had remained strong in more populous areas until recently. The slowdown is occurring even though the…
Divers aim to reach capsized vessel in search for survivors
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Divers await a break in stormy weather that will allow them to reach a capsized oil industry vessel and search for survivors. Twelve people were still missing from the lift vessel that flipped over Tuesday in hurricane-force winds and high seas off the Louisiana coast. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd…
Defense rests without Chauvin testimony at murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks. Chauvin informed the court Thursday that he will not testify, saying he would…
Tourist town of Branson repeals mask mandate early
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri tourist town of Branson is ditching its mask mandate early after electing a new mayor who ran on platform that called for doing away with it. Newly elected Mayor Larry Milton said that the “city heard your voices loud and clear” after the Board of Alderman voted 6-0 on…
Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Wednesday that Kim Potter will be charged with second-degree manslaughter. Orput’s announcement comes a day after Potter resigned…
Minnesota police chief, cop quit after Black driver’s death
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s chief of police resigned Tuesday. Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon both resigned two days after the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. Potter…
US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they were investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination…