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Christopher Dunn stands free after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, on the steps of a courthouse in downtown St. Louis, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG's efforts
By JIM SALTER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Tue,07/30/24-2:39PM , 87 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there.
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Workers clear debris from westbound Interstate 70 on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, after a Greyhound passenger bus collided with a tractor-trailer near Highland, Ill. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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NTSB looking at risk parked semis posed to Greyhound bus in fatal Illinois accident
By JIM SALTER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Fri,07/14/23-1:19PM , 104 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest area was full, so Cherno parked on the wide shoulder of the exit ramp leading to it — a common practice for truck drivers.
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In this image provided by the Des Moines Public Schools, community activist and rap artist Will Keeps works with students at Harding Middle School on Sept. 27, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. Students watched his latest music video, 'Droppin' and analyzed his lyrics as part of their literacy class. Keeps is hospitalized in serious condition after surgery following just the sort of violence he's devoted his life to stop -- a shooting that killed two teenagers at the Starts Right Here educational program he founded in Des Moines. Keeps was hurt Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, when he tried to intervene. (Jon Lemons/Des Moines Public Schools via AP)

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Youth program founder hurt in shooting 'has biggest heart'
By JIM SALTER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Thu,01/26/23-6:14AM , 88 Reads
Will Keeps was a 15-year-old member of a Chicago gang when he witnessed rival members kill his friend. He escaped the streets and moved to Iowa to help other young people from troubled backgrounds.
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