Switch to the of this page.Jerrod Mahurin, the former elected prosecutor of St. Francois County, is attacking the credibility of a fired employee whose newly filed lawsuit names him in multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Part of Mahurin's defense is the argument that the employee wore raunchy sweaters.Mahurin's remarkable retort came during with the Daily Journal, the paper of record for St. Francois County, a mostly rural region located about an hour's drive south of St. Louis.During 2018 midterm elections, the citizens in St. Francois County voted Mahurin out of office. Earlier...…Switch to the of this page.Jerrod Mahurin, the former elected prosecutor of St. Francois County, is attacking the credibility of a fired employee whose newly filed lawsuit names him in multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Part of Mahurin's defense is the argument that the employee wore raunchy sweaters.Mahurin's remarkable retort came during with the Daily Journal, the paper of record for St. Francois County, a mostly rural region located about an hour's drive south of St. Louis.During 2018 midterm elections, the citizens in St. Francois County voted Mahurin out of office. Earlier...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Everyone . Everyone knew that one day, somehow, the morons of the world would endanger us all. And in Missouri, all of those morons decided that “social distancing” meant playing frisbee in the park and crowding nature trails. And now, Jefferson city has found a way to fix all of that.Starting this Thursday at 5 p.m., four state parks will be fully shut down to the public and one state park will be partially shut down. The issued that said overcrowding in the parks had forced this development and that the temporary closures will last at least through the entire...…Switch to the of this page.Everyone . Everyone knew that one day, somehow, the morons of the world would endanger us all. And in Missouri, all of those morons decided that “social distancing” meant playing frisbee in the park and crowding nature trails. And now, Jefferson city has found a way to fix all of that.Starting this Thursday at 5 p.m., four state parks will be fully shut down to the public and one state park will be partially shut down. The issued that said overcrowding in the parks had forced this development and that the temporary closures will last at least through the entire...WW…

Switch to the of this page.The renovation of an empty warehouse to create a sprawling "surge morgue" is almost done.At the rear of a bland industrial complex in Earth City, just across the Missouri River from St. Charles, workers have been retrofitting the space with filtered air systems, a locking pen for the personal effects of the dead to be guarded by St. Louis County police and a funeral-home like visitation room where families will be able to hold services and look through a window at lost relatives, safely contained on the other side.On Friday, reporters were allowed inside for the...…Switch to the of this page.The renovation of an empty warehouse to create a sprawling "surge morgue" is almost done.At the rear of a bland industrial complex in Earth City, just across the Missouri River from St. Charles, workers have been retrofitting the space with filtered air systems, a locking pen for the personal effects of the dead to be guarded by St. Louis County police and a funeral-home like visitation room where families will be able to hold services and look through a window at lost relatives, safely contained on the other side.On Friday, reporters were allowed inside for the...WW…

A Warrenton man was charged with making a terrorist threat after he filmed himself licking bunch of items at Walmart."Who's afraid of the coronavirus?" Cody Pfister, 26, taunts in a video he later posted to social media.The video spread around the world, and Warrenton police said in a statement the department had been contacted by people in the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom."We take these complaints very seriously and would like to thank all of those who reported the video so the issue could be addressed," police said in the statement.The video appears to have been filmed on...…A Warrenton man was charged with making a terrorist threat after he filmed himself licking bunch of items at Walmart."Who's afraid of the coronavirus?" Cody Pfister, 26, taunts in a video he later posted to social media.The video spread around the world, and Warrenton police said in a statement the department had been contacted by people in the Netherlands, Ireland and the United Kingdom."We take these complaints very seriously and would like to thank all of those who reported the video so the issue could be addressed," police said in the statement.The video appears to have been filmed on...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Missouri state Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) is pushing for a constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in Missouri.The GOP representative filed a bill last week that would change the Missouri constitution and allow for voters to approve the legal sale of marijuana in Missouri for recreational use, with the goal of having the issue on the ballot in 2022.His proposed amendment endeavors to establish the Smarter and Safer Missouri Act. Under his proposal, marijuana would be regulated like alcohol and recreational marijuana...…Switch to the of this page.Missouri state Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) is pushing for a constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in Missouri.The GOP representative filed a bill last week that would change the Missouri constitution and allow for voters to approve the legal sale of marijuana in Missouri for recreational use, with the goal of having the issue on the ballot in 2022.His proposed amendment endeavors to establish the Smarter and Safer Missouri Act. Under his proposal, marijuana would be regulated like alcohol and recreational marijuana...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Christopher Rea had always adored Christmas. "It was his favorite holiday," his sister, Brandy Tate, recalls. "He loved the big Christmas trees and the lights."But this year, the father of three never got the chance to celebrate the holiday. On December 24, the 21-year-old was discovered shot to death in a vehicle in the Patch neighborhood of south St. Louis. Tate tells the Riverfront Times that the family is now hoping for answers while police investigate.Rea's death came amid an extended holiday weekend that saw the city's homicide count pass 260, a...…Switch to the of this page.Christopher Rea had always adored Christmas. "It was his favorite holiday," his sister, Brandy Tate, recalls. "He loved the big Christmas trees and the lights."But this year, the father of three never got the chance to celebrate the holiday. On December 24, the 21-year-old was discovered shot to death in a vehicle in the Patch neighborhood of south St. Louis. Tate tells the Riverfront Times that the family is now hoping for answers while police investigate.Rea's death came amid an extended holiday weekend that saw the city's homicide count pass 260, a...WW…

Switch to the of this page.Missouri Sen. Andrew Koenig has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after sponsoring legislation that aims to strip local health authorities of the power to impose rules designed to slow the spread of the virus.The Republican lawmaker confirmed in a text message to Riverfront Times columnist Ray Hartmann that he has tested positive but said he is doing OK.Koenig, who represents a swath of southwest St. Louis County, is among a group of Republicans who have been outspoken critics of restrictions imposed by county health officials on businesses and...…Switch to the of this page.Missouri Sen. Andrew Koenig has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after sponsoring legislation that aims to strip local health authorities of the power to impose rules designed to slow the spread of the virus.The Republican lawmaker confirmed in a text message to Riverfront Times columnist Ray Hartmann that he has tested positive but said he is doing OK.Koenig, who represents a swath of southwest St. Louis County, is among a group of Republicans who have been outspoken critics of restrictions imposed by county health officials on businesses and...WW…

Switch to the of this page.This story was originally published by the .Rep. Rick Roeber, a Lee’s Summit Republican facing accusations by his adult children that he physically and sexually abused them when they were young, is resigning from the Missouri House.In a letter to other lawmakers Tuesday afternoon, Roeber said his final day as a state legislator will be Friday.He makes no mention of the accusations against him or the House Ethics Committee investigation that has been ongoing for months. Instead, he says he is stepping down because, “it has become necessary for me and my soon-to-be...…Switch to the of this page.This story was originally published by the .Rep. Rick Roeber, a Lee’s Summit Republican facing accusations by his adult children that he physically and sexually abused them when they were young, is resigning from the Missouri House.In a letter to other lawmakers Tuesday afternoon, Roeber said his final day as a state legislator will be Friday.He makes no mention of the accusations against him or the House Ethics Committee investigation that has been ongoing for months. Instead, he says he is stepping down because, “it has become necessary for me and my soon-to-be...WW…

In 1994, when Jeff Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison, the country was already several years into waging a meat-grinder drug war against its own citizens. In Missouri, courts locked away thousands on mandatory minimum sentences that could be triggered by anything from several pounds of cocaine to a joint's worth of cannabis. Two decades later, Riverfront Times staff writer Ray Downs broke the story of Mizanskey's shocking punishment in a 2013 piece, titled "."But Mizanskey, the only Missouri prisoner serving a life sentence for solely cannabis-related drug charges, did not die in...…In 1994, when Jeff Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison, the country was already several years into waging a meat-grinder drug war against its own citizens. In Missouri, courts locked away thousands on mandatory minimum sentences that could be triggered by anything from several pounds of cocaine to a joint's worth of cannabis. Two decades later, Riverfront Times staff writer Ray Downs broke the story of Mizanskey's shocking punishment in a 2013 piece, titled "."But Mizanskey, the only Missouri prisoner serving a life sentence for solely cannabis-related drug charges, did not die in...WW…