(AP) – A new clue has emerged in the killings of a southeast Missouri woman and her daughter nearly 20 years after their deaths. The bodies of 37-year-old Sherri Scherer and 12-year-old Megan Scherer were found inside their home near Portageville in March 1998. No arrests were made. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens was […]
(AP) – A preliminary assessment has found about $86 million of damage and costs from recent flooding and storms in Missouri. The figures provided Thursday by the state Department of Public Safety include almost $58 million of public costs for damage to infrastructure, debris removal and emergency response efforts. The assessment includes an additional $28 […]
An animal shelter in central Missouri has officially ended its use of a gas chamber to euthanize animals. The Columbia Missourian reports the city of Moberly dismantled and discarded its gas chamber on Wednesday in exchange for a $3,000 grant from the Humane Society of the United States, which will fund training and other resources. […]
(AP) – Gov. Eric Greitens is requesting federal disaster aid for 45 Missouri counties affected by recent flooding. Greitens said Wednesday that he has asked President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri. The declaration would make federal assistance available to individuals and businesses who suffered flooding damage in 37 counties. Local […]
It will cost more to attend the four campuses of the University of Missouri system next year. The university’s Board of Curators voted Tuesday to increase in-state tuition to the maximum amount allowed by a state cap. In-state tuition will increase by 2.1 percent this fall at all four campuses. Out-of-state tuition varies, rising 2.1 […]
Residents of a suburban St. Louis subdivision are trying to figure out what to do about a landslide that has already displaced occupants of one home. Heavy rains three weeks ago triggered the landslide at the Winter Valley subdivision in Jefferson County, near Fenton. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that managers and lawyers representing the […]
A Confederate monument in St. Louis’ Forest Park has been vandalized after both supporters and opponents of the monument clashed over whether it should be removed. KMOV-TV reports that police were on hand Tuesday night as people on both sides of the debate gathered at the monument. There were arguments, but no physical confrontations and […]
(AP) — The trial has begun for a Missouri man accused in a crash that killed a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper. KRCG-TV reports that opening statements were made Monday in the trial of Serghei Comerzan, of Mexico, Missouri. He faces charges of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and resisting arrest in the August 2015 […]
