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Greenfield Woman Found Safe After Missing Report

2 years 3 months ago
GREENFIELD - Greenfield Police sent out a notice today that Julie Schild, who had been reported missing, had been found and is safe. Julie's daughter - Rachael Costello - had posted her mom missing on the Greenfield Police Department Facebook page and said she was dealing with an unknown medical issue. "She left in my car (2015 Infinity QX60, plate CD93045) at 7:30 last night to go to the store and has not been back," Julie's daughter initially reported.

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Man Charged With First-Degree Murder, Other Obstruction Of Justice In Alton Fatal Shooting

2 years 3 months ago
ALTON - Two area men have been charged, one with a First-Degree Murder charge and the other with an Obstruction of Justice charge after a fatal shooting that occurred on May 10 in Alton. At 7:34 p.m. on May 10, 2023, the Alton Police Department received a report of a shooting outside of 1601 Rock Springs Drive, Alton. Officers arrived and located Tyrone M. Williams, age 20, of Alton, who had been shot with a firearm. Williams was transported to a local hospital by the Alton Fire Department and later transferred to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment. Williams later died that evening as a result of his injuries. Detectives with the Alton Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division immediately began investigating and spent countless hours over the next few days following up on all available information. Their investigation led them to the suspect, Chauncy D. Lucas Jr., age 22, of Madison. Lucas Jr. was located and subsequently taken into custody. A second individual,

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Missouri Teacher Who Used Racial Slur No Longer Employed With District

2 years 3 months ago
The teacher who was caught on video saying the n-word in class at Glendale High School is no longer employed with Springfield Public Schools, the district has confirmed. [content-2] Last week, Mary Walton, 15, recorded her geometry teacher discussing how the n-word is used. He took issue with the fact that Black people could say it, and it wasn't considered derogatory.
Rosalind Early

18 people seek governor's appointment to become St. Louis circuit attorney

2 years 3 months ago
Eighteen people applied to the governor’s office to become his appointee to the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced she will be resigning effective June 1 following years of criticism from victims, defendants and their families over a lack of communication, multiple delays, dismissed cases and charges never issued. In a letter shared on May 4, Gardner said she was resigning to stop a bill from advancing in the Missouri Legislature that she said…
Christine Byers

VIDEO: Pipe Trades Partnership Launches Fourth Cohort of CHAMPIONS Workforce Program

2 years 3 months ago
More than two dozen people from underrecognized populations have entered the pipe trades in the last three years through a unique partnership between Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri (MCA EMO), and the Plumbing Industry Council (PIC). Now, the CHAMPIONS Initiative is preparing to launch a fourth cohort of […]
Tom Finan