The state superintendent cited a statute directing the Oklahoma State Board of Education to adopt academic standards that include the study of important historical documents. #oklaed
Melissa Jacques and Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton Tulsa World
Officials announced the hiring of a new police chief, about six months after the Board of Aldermen ousted the department's top cop which led to a lawsuit against the municipality.
Jurors convicted 21-year-old Cleveland V. Washington Jr. on Wednesday of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Deionta McCurry, 23, on Aug. 21, 2022 in the Dutchtown neighborhood.
In May, a jury found Thomas Kinworthy Jr. guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, burglary, resisting arrest and three counts of armed criminal action after a nearly two-week trial.
Officials said the new, multi-story facility near the old Missouri State Penitentiary will help five state agencies share information, expertise, equipment and support services under one roof.
The ruling may clear the way for investors citywide to buy properties from the city's land bank or at tax sales unencumbered by delinquent sewer bills.
Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest in 2023, is traveling to hospitals to visit children with disorders, including a stop Wednesday at St. Louis Childrenβs Hospital.
St. Louis jail Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah called 911 on former oversight board member Janis Mensah, who was charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. Mensah's trial was held Wednesday.
ARCO Construction ordered crews and subcontractors to stop working at Gateway Studios, a 32-acre rehearsal, studio and hotel complex in Chesterfield Valley, after alleging the owner had not made payments.