Thursday, the school board announced the new transfer policy now that the new boundaries are in place. Ninth graders who will go to Hickman or Rock Bridge under the new boundaries next fall can apply to start going there this coming fall.

Also, some students can request a transfer to go to the same school as their older sibling. Transfers will not be allowed for athletic purposes.  The deadline to apply for a transfer is March First.

The form to apply for a transfer can found by clicking here.

Nineteen-year-old Aaron Harris and 20-year-old Ahmonta Harris are both believed to be involved in the shooting at Boone Tavern earlier this month. Both were arrested yesterday afternoon. Police believe they are part of an assault that led to the shots being fired.

In a separate arrest, 17-year-old Steffon White is being held on $100,000 bond. He’s suspected of being a part of a January shooting near McBaine Avenue and Dean Street. Police believe White fired at least one of the shots in that case.

This brings the total arrests related to recent cases of shots fired to five this week. Malcolm Redmon and Channing Taylor were arrested Tuesday.

Police were called around eleven-thirty after reports that 17-year-old Deaundre Lewis-Gatewood brought a gun into the school.

He was arrested for Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Receiving Stolen Property. He could face felony charges on both alleged offenses. The gun was unloaded and was reported stolen from another state over three decades ago.

No one was hurt.

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Six siblings who claim they were sexually molested decades ago by older relatives on a Missouri farm say they are eager to tell their stories in court.

Days before a judge is to rule on defense motions to dismiss charges against one of the accused, the alleged victims broke years of silence in a joint statement to The Associated Press, saying they’re ready for trial.

Burrell Mohler Sr. and his sons Burrell Jr., David, Jared and Roland Mohler, were charged in November 2009 with dozens of counts of rape and sodomy for acts the siblings say were committed more than 25 years ago.

David Mohler’s attorney claims the alleged victims haven’t complied with orders to turn over years of health records, so charges against his client should be dropped.

The Fire Department and MO-DoT are teaming up to offer Car Seat Safety Checks Monday through Wednesday. Those run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Fire Department’s training facility (2304 Hyde Park Road).

The program is part of a training process for firefighters, who will be able to provide car seat checks at any of the city’s five fire stations once they complete the training.

Call 634-6401 to schedule an appointment.

The Columbia Republican says he backs a higher tax on cigarettes to get more Missourians to stop smoking. Schaefer says reducing the number of smokers would help state government save money by cutting some costs through the Medicaid health care program.

He says a higher tax also would generate a little additional revenue.

Missouri’s cigarette tax of 17-cents per pack has remained unchanged while most states have increased taxes on tobacco over the past decade. Nationwide, the average tax now is $1.46 per pack.

Roper says a group called CabinCr3w hacked the website Monday and obtained the home addresses, home phone numbers and cellphone numbers of current and retired police chiefs. The association has a new website but members’ information was stored on the old website’s database.

Roper says CabinCr3W is affiliated with the hacking collective Anonymous. Last week, Anonymous hit the web with a slew of hacks against the FBI and police in Boston and Salt Lake City.

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 Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com

The fliers were found Monday in several neighborhoods, mostly in eastern Sedalia.

Sedalia police Lt. William Chapman says whoever distributed the fliers put them on windshields, or in paper bags weighed down with rocks. That meant the KKK advocates did not trespass on private property and couldn’t be charged with littering.

Chapman says because no laws were broken, police won’t investigate the fliers.

The Sedalia Democrat reports that one of fliers was left at the home of Lisa Flores, who was on the committee that planned the city’s MLK Day parade. She says she was shocked and disappointed the fliers were distributed.

What his website doesn’t say is that the degree was in home economics.

Spence told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for a story published online Tuesday that his grades weren’t good enough for the business school, so he chose a different academic path that allowed him to graduate on time. He acknowledged that the description of his degree on the campaign’s website may be misleading.

Spence is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in this year’s election. His campaign has emphasized his business expertise. Spence owned a plastic container company called Alpha Packaging before selling it in 2010 and recently stepping aside as its leader.

The Greene County prosecutor charged 32-year-old Nick Ibarra on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, a Class D felony. Ibarra was arrested Sunday afternoon, he bonded out Monday evening.    

The prosecutor’s request for bond noted that Ibarra remains under investigation for an alleged road rage incident on Thanksgiving as well.

According to a detective’s report, Ibarra admitting having a gun Sunday but denied threatening his wife with it.