A news conference held Wednesday morning to bring attention to the shooting death of Maurice Taggart turned into a shouting match between Taggart's brother and sister and several members of the public ...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Thurston T. Taggart of Chester, Ill., was held Saturday at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Chester. The Rev. Martin Springer officiated. Burial was in New Palestine Cemetery ...

Editor's note: In addition to the story below regarding Maurice Taggart, there is a letter to the editor from him on the editorial page as well as a column by reporter Eplunus Colvin on Taggart. This ...

Editor’s note: This story and the associated 911 recordings contain graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers and listeners. The 911 calls made in the moments after the early Wednesday ...