Stories from Saturday, September 16, 2017

SIKESTON -- City of Sikeston workers have been making improvements the past several weeks at the Sikeston Sports Complex. This past week, they were placing a new tin roof over shelter no. 7. Other projects are scheduled in the coming weeks.

SIKESTON -- While children may be old enough, they still may not weigh enough or be tall enough to buckle up and skip the booster or car seat. Missouri law requires all children under the age of 8 to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 pounds or 4'9" tall...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The bright red paddlewheel stirred through the water bringing the American Duchess, one of the newest riverboats to ply the Mississippi River, to shore. Tourists who stood on the decks watching the landing were soon making their way into New Madrid, visiting the town's historic sites, walking the brick path along the levee and taking in the small-town atmosphere...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The judge who acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black man is described as objective and well-respected by prosecutors and defense lawyers alike. St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson, who must retire when he turns 70 in December, has ruled both for and against police during his 28 years on the bench...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Latest on acquittal of a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man in St. Louis (all times local): 1:25 a.m. Ten law enforcement officers have been injured during protests in St. Louis after a judge acquitted a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Hundreds of people protesting the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of black man following a high-speed chase marched for hours in mostly peaceful demonstrations, until a broken window at the mayor's home and escalating tensions led riot-gear-clad officers to lob tear gas to disperse the crowds...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- These Missouri lotteries were drawn Friday, Sept. 15: Mega Millions 18-24-34-38-58, Mega Ball: 3, Megaplier: 4 (eighteen, twenty-four, thirty-four, thirty-eight, fifty-eight; Mega Ball: three; Megaplier: four) Estimated jackpot: $86 million...

What's truly both sad and frightening is that the young people here who join this Socialist movement are clueless of the outcome.

Anniversary 9/17/17

SIKESTON -- Five individuals and three teams will be inducted into the Sikeston Public Schools Hall of Fame and Honor Sept. 22 during the Sikeston Bulldogs football game against the Farmington Knights. The 2017 Honor Wall recipients for their outstanding achievement and meritorious service to the Sikeston Public School system are Lynne DeWitt and Bill Lawson...