Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2018

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Glenda May Pritchett, 86, died March 21, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing Center. 

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo.  Jerry Gene Williams, 55, March 14, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

In a brief respite from the ongoing narrative of Russian collusion and anti-Trump rhetoric, we return to the debate over gun control this week with massive student walkouts scheduled across the country. This highly-staged emotional response to the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Fla. will briefly put the spotlight back on gun violence.