Story Published:
Oct 31, 2008 at 6:53 AM CST
Story Updated:
Oct 31, 2008 at 9:22 AM CST
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's attorney general says a court ruling upholds, at least for now, a state law aimed at keeping children away from sex offenders on Halloween night. Sex offenders must stay in their homes from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Friday unless they need to work or have a medical emergency. They must also keep their outside lights off and post a sign telling trick-or-treaters no candy is available.
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PINEVILLE, Mo. -- A missing girl from McDonald County has been found safe. The Highway Patrol cancelled the Amber Alert issued Thursday evening for 3-year-old Leilah Arriaz. She was taken in Longview by her father, who does not have permanent custody.
The girl has been reunited with her mother. Police are still looking for her father, Julio Arriaz, 21.
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SPRINGFIELD -- A former Glendale High School teacher and coach received a 45-day jail sentence for assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a student at the school last year. Jeremy Anderson resigned last year after the municipal court citation.
The girl filed a complaint that the wrestling coach touched her in a provocative and offensive manner. A security camera video of the incident is part of the evidence against Anderson.
Anderson could appeal and have the case tried before an associate circuit judge. A Springfield Municpal Court judge said the jail sentence wouldn't start until February, giving Anderson time to appeal.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. -- State investigators are looking into the cause of a warehouse fire south of Camdenton. Kenny's Surplus sustained heavy damage on Thursday. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control.
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TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) -- A federal judge moved a scheduled trial for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo to Feb. 2. U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes issued an order moving the date of the trial, which was to begin Nov. 19. Attorneys for Alamo said they need more time to prepare. Prosecutors filed a motion saying they did not object to the request.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- An estimated 40,000 people heard Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on Thursdfay night. In a push for votes from college students and young people, Obama linked Republican John McCain with incumbent President George W. Bush. Obama and his wife Michelle are scheduled for a rally in Springfield on Saturday night at John F. Kennedy Stadium next to Parkview High School.
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