Marcellus Williams is set to be executed Tuesday evening for the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter.
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Ferguson officer critically injured at protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
The team of officers went out to make arrests Friday for destruction of property at the police station.
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Betty A. McAfee
WEST PARIS — Betty A. McAfee, 89, formerly of Rumford for many years, died Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris, Maine. She was born in Joplin, Missouri on Oct. 8, 1928, the daughter of Rufus A. and Anna Louise (Stewart) McAfee, and had attended schools in Joplin. Betty worked at Livermore […]
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At least 17 die when duck boat capsizes in Missouri lake
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Divers found four more bodies Friday in a Missouri lake where a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds, bringing the death toll to 17 in the tourist town of Branson, authorities said. Investigators blamed stormy weather for the accident Thursday evening on Table Rock Lake. Winds […]
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Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Less than two weeks later, Greitens announced […]
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Missouri governor defiant after indictment for taking secret nude photo
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens remains defiant, even amid calls for impeachment or resignation, after a St. Louis grand jury indicted him for felony invasion of privacy, alleging the Republican took a compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair the year before he was elected. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim […]
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Police officers shot in Missouri and Texas ambushes
A police officer has been fatally shot in Texas, and another in Missouri was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of targeted attacks on law enforcement. The detective in San Antonio, Texas, was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot […]
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Paula S. Surrey
1947 – 2015 POLAND — Paula S. Surrey, 68, of Poland died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at her home with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Maryville, Mo., the daughter of the late Sterling and Caroline Surrey. She graduated from Tufts University in Massachusetts and later received her master’s degree in social […]
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Wayne D. Peacock
1939 – 2015 ST. CLAIR, Mo. — Wayne D. Peacock, 75, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 19, in St. Clair, Mo. Wayne was born in Lewiston on Dec.13, 1939, the son of Calvin and Phyllis (Rogers) Peacock. He attended Auburn schools and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957, making it his career. He […]
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Marjorie J. O’Neil
1933 – 2015 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marjorie J. O’Neil, 81, daughter of Helen and Anthony (Leo) O’Neil of Lewiston, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 4, 1933. Marjorie married and left Maine, but always held home close to her heart. […]