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White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died

11 months 4 weeks ago
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at and accosting her in Mississippi in 1955 — causing his lynching, which galvanized a generation of activists to rise up in the Civil Rights Movement — has died at 88. Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice care Tuesday night [...]
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press

Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

11 months 4 weeks ago
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse [...]
DAN SEWELL, Associated Press

Fair St. Louis shrinks to only one day in 2023

11 months 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS -- The sprawling Fair St. Louis event that typically lasts the entire Fourth of July weekend will be a little different this year. The 2023 celebration will only occur on one day. It will include a parade in the morning and fireworks against the backdrop of the Arch that evening. The Fair St. [...]
Joe Millitzer

Online argument leads to fatal teen shooting in a rural Missouri town

11 months 4 weeks ago
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two young men were involved in a fatal shooting in a rural Missouri town. An 18-year-old man died during the incident and an 18-year-old woman was injured. Kaleb Ramsey and Tanner Watkins are charged with first degree murder, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. Police were called to Rotary Park in [...]
Joe Millitzer