Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt accused Gardner of failing to hand over a report about gunshot residue found on a jacket owned by Lamar Johnson.
EPA had planned to have its contractors begin new testing this week but the city denied them access to the area because city insurance requirements weren't met.
Larry Boone, a finalist for St. Louis police chief, spent more than 30 years with the Norfolk, Virginia, police department. He's a police reform advocate, and he left Norfolk abruptly after a news conference he didn't attend.
The shutdown, to accommodate the removal of the driving surface on the Lackland Road overpass, begins at 8 p.m. Friday. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, MoDOT says.
Branson, Missouri, and its Ozark Mountain Christmas made the best holiday town lists at Trip Savvy, the "Today" show and Town and Country Magazine, among others.
The director of an animal rescue and adoption group, days after taking over operations of the county animal shelter, on Thursday blasted the county for leaving its facility in shambles, its dogs neglected.