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Donovan M. Baucom, 28, appeared in handcuffs and entered pleas of not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

Christopher Scott Pritchard, 48, pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges for setting ablaze The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau on April 28, 2021.

Elijah Graham, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was in custody Thursday without bond.

The Jackson County Circuit Court judge awarded Benton’s heirs $35,000 on Dec. 13, just a fraction of the $85 million that the family sought in a 2019 lawsuit.

Judge Bruce Hilton said the attorneys' arguments were "not sitting well with this court" and denied the request to reduce Gantt's bond.

The father was found dead at a home on Baxter Heights Court.

Dutchtown Main Streets, Laclede’s Landing Main Street and Delmar Main Street will be able to provide grants of up to $5,000 per incident to businesses in their districts.

The ISP is conducting an internal investigation and the agent involved is on restricted duty, a spokeswoman told the Belleville News-Democrat.

Valentina Gomez came in sixth in a field of eight candidates in the August primary for secretary of state.

Former Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, is a former deputy director at the agency.

“The American people are tired of us bringing a butter knife to a real fight, a real war,” the Democrat said in a recent CNN appearance.

The victim, a 56-year-old man, is from the St. Louis area, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. The patrol refused to release his name.

"It is apparent that County Executive Sam Page intends to usurp the councilmembers' authority and personally appoint a replacement prosecutor," the lawsuit filed Tuesday stated.

Now targeting St. Louis County Clerk Diann Valenti, County Executive Sam Page and Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell still pushing to pick new top prosecutor.

Any town that can get 355 people to wear underwear on their heads can't be all bad.

Antionette “Toni” Cousins told the teachers’ union she will defend her seat as the board faces scrutiny for their oversight of the district's finances.

The scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives Francis Howell School District the lowest rating of “poor” for its handling of a voter-approved bond issue.

Donovan Baucom, 28, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Prosecuting attorneys represent the state, not the county, state lawyers argued. The governor has never appointed a prosecuting attorney in a county with its own charter, county attorneys rebutted.

The largest rescission was from The People Project Corporation, a purported homeless services organization run by a member of the influential Hubbard family.