March 25, 2021

Photo: Peter Francis Stager LITTLE ROCK (AP) – An Arkansas man accused of beating a police officer with an American flag during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday pleaded not guilty to seven federal charges.…

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A jury has found Marcus Nelson, 39, of Poplar Bluff guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine following a two-day jury trial on Tuesday. He appeared before…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House on Thursday approved several changes to state election laws, including requiring photo IDs before voting. The measure also prohibits counting absentee ballots until all Election Day ballots are collected…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri House on Wednesday took a step toward undoing state Supreme Court changes to bail rules aimed at reducing court costs that can sometimes derail the lives of low-income defendants. Lawmakers…

Photo: Shane Patrick Norman LEBANON, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was dismembered and set on fire, officials said. Shane Patrick Norman,…

CLAYSVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A 1,500-gallon tank full of anhydrous ammonia was pulled from the Missouri River as it floated downstream near Jefferson City, the Environmental Protection Agency said. Observers reported the tank and its wheeled chassis…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – An attempt to put checks on local Missouri health officials’ powers during emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic failed in the Legislature on Thursday. State senators voted 19-11 against the bill, with nine…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Springfield police are investigating the fifth killing of 2021 in Missouri’s third-largest city. Officers were called at 12:45 a.m. Thursday to the Welcome Inn motel and found 26-year-old Dylan Hall of Springfield dead…