Top Stories: Cole County Judge Jon Beetem has denied two temporary restraining orders after hearing arguments in court yesterday afternoon. The court motions were filed after Governor Eric Greitens withdrew and replaced some of his appointees to the state School Board who voiced support for Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven. The judge’s decision prevents appointee John Sumners of Joplin from retaining his position on the board. And St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney Jerrod Mahurin says a couple who is accused of heating up their baby in a microwave is one of the worst child abuse cases that he’s seen. 22-year-olds Derick and Mikala Boyce-Slezak of eastern Missouri’s Park Hills are also accused of dropping the infant while trying to imitate a TV commercial.
