JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s incoming Attorney General Eric Schmitt is tapping a former assistant U.S. attorney to lead criminal litigation in the office. Schmitt on Thursday announced he’s picking Cristian Stevens to be deputy attorney general for criminal litigation. That means Stevens will lead the office’s criminal divisions. The Missouri attorney general’s office…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An Illinois-based internet provider is planning to spur broadband development in rural areas across five states in the central U.S. Wisper ISP Inc. is set to receive money from the Federal Communication Commission for broadband development in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Kansas. The company’s largest project is in Missouri, where…
St. Charles County, MO (KTRS) A missing person advisory is in effect for a St. Charles County teen. Police say 17-year-old Savannah Lee Dalske hasn’t been seen since last Thursday. Savannah is believed to have her white pet dog with her. Police also say she may be traveling toward the state of Tennessee with a male…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri mega-donor has given $1 million to a political action committee that supports Republican Gov. Mike Parson running to keep his seat. Prolific political donor Rex Sinquefield donated $850,000 to Uniting Missouri PAC this past week and another $150,000 to the PAC earlier this month. Parson has not yet…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former pastor and owner of a St. Louis pizza parlor and martial arts studio has been found guilty of eight federal charges related to child sex abuse. U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Fleissig on Wednesday found Dojo Pizza’s Loren “Sensei” Copp guilty of charges including three counts of production and…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a domestic dispute in St. Charles. Police were called to a home in the 1700 block of Lynbrook Drive around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers found a 40-year-old man stabbed in the chest. He was transported to an area hospital, where he died. The victim’s wife…
Two people are charged in the death of a robbery accomplice who was killed by the intended victim in St. Charles. 29-year-old Michael Leslie and 21-year-old Autumn Nuspl, both of Overland, are jailed on $250,000 cash-only bail. They are charged with second-degree murder and other charges in the death of 31-year-old Brady David Wood of…
GRANITE CITY, IL (AP) — Two assistant high school principals in southwestern Illinois will receive $600,000 in back pay to settle a federal lawsuit over sex-based pay discrimination. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Granite City School District 9 denies the discrimination charge but agreed to the payout to Nikki Petrillo and Stacie Miller. Both alleged that for…
ST. CHARLES, MO (AP) — Police say they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in downtown St. Charles as a homicide. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the man was found Friday night in a popular tourist area near the riverfront. He was later identified as 31-year-old Bradley David Wood, of O’Fallon, Missouri.…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When then-Missouri state Sen. Mike Parson didn’t agree with a voter-approved law imposing tough regulations on dog breeders, he led a legislative effort to repeal the measure and replace it with a tamer version. Now eight years later as governor, Parson believes a…