Kathy Becker is hard at work running her deftly dubbed business, “Crafted By Kathy." Her holiday-themed handiwork has her at the hardware store nearly every day.
St. Louis has hired a new police chief: Robert Tracy, 58, of Wilmington, Delaware. He is the first chief to be hired from outside the department, according to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri's governor for mercy, citing mental health issues. Lawyers for Amber McLaughlin, now 49, on Monday asked Republican Gov. Mike Parson to spare her. McLaughlin was convicted of killing 45-year-old Beverly Guenther on Nov. 20, 2003. Guenther [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN D. HANNA, Associated Press
A man from Maryland Heights, Missouri, appeared in federal court on Wednesday and admitted engaging in sexual activity with a 16-year-old runaway after meeting the child online.
The former prosecutor who sent Lamar Johnson to prison nearly 28 years ago defended his actions Wednesday, including his use of testimony from a jailhouse snitch.