ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, won election Tuesday and will take over as the first Black female mayor in a city beset by yet another wave of violent crime.
Jones defeated Alderwoman Cara Spencer in the general election with 51.7% to Spencer’s 47.8%, based on unofficial results posted on the city’s website. She will be sworn in April 20.
“St. Louis: This is an opportunity for us to rise,” Jones said in her victory speech. “I told you when I was running that we aren’t done avoiding tough conversations. We are done ignoring the racism that has held our city and our region back.”
Alton man charged with Class X meth possession
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE An Alton man was charged with a Class X felony for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. The case was among a number of drug- and alcohol-related felony filings April 9 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Robert E. Hodges, 47, of Alton, was charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
The case was presented by the Alton Police Department.
According to court documents, on April 9 Hodges allegedly was found to be in possession of between 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to deliver.
ST. LOUIS (AP) Ryan O’Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, tying it with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after the Blues pulled goalie Ville Husso.
O’Reilly skated around the net and muscled a shot past Cam Talbot.
“I knew there wasn’t much time,” O’Reilly said. “I had to finish at the net and try to attack. Luckily, the timing was good.”
Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota.
The Blues have won three in a row beating Minnesota 9-1 on Friday night to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division. The teams will meet for the third time in four nights on Monday in Minnesota.
Police: 4-year-old accidentally shot by sister in St. Louis
April 11, 2021
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ST. LOUIS (AP) A 4-year-old girl was accidentally shot by her 5-year-old sister while the girls were playing together with another sister at a home in St. Louis on Saturday, authorities said.
Police said the girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition after the shooting in St. Louis Carr Square neighborhood Saturday night.
At the time of the shooting, the 4-year-old was playing with her two older sisters in a room of the home. Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the shooting.
So far this year, nine children under the age of 17 have been shot and killed in St. Louis.
Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study
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Worldwide, governments are under pressure from the biotechnology and agrichemical industries to deregulate products developed using the so-called “new” genetic engineering techniques such as genome editing and gene silencing. A new paper describes how many of the new techniques are not new to science, but because of technical developments can now be applied to more species in less time and for more kinds of traits.