Late this morning, a St. Francois County Coroner’s Jury determined that the shooting death of Eugene Koester was a felony, not an accident or justifiable homicide. As a result, St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney Wendy Wexler Horn will be filing a felony charge against Don Massey. Read Saturday’s edition of the Daily Journal for the entire story.

FARMINGTON — Council members heard an update on the Farmington Crossing project slated for property west of U.S. 67. A representative of the developer gave his perspective on the current business climate and asked the city to stay committed to eventually developing the huge shopping center.

Grass is the largest irrigated crop in the nation. We spend billions of dollars each year spraying chemicals on it and burning up gas to keep it short. Then we throw gallons of water on it to keep it lush, in spite of increasing drought conditions.

The St. Francois County Health Center is joining with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health to encourage women to take control of their diet and exercise.

PARK HILLS — Flat Stanley has had some pretty great adventures this year.

Do you have a favorite memory of you and your mother? The Daily Journal is taking submissions of 500 words or less telling us how special your mom is.

CHICAGO (AP) — There’s a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week’s devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday.

Oil prices surpassed a record $126 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.

The New Beginnings Relay For Life team will sponsor a golf tournament Saturday at the Terre Du Lac Golf Course. Registration begins at noon with play set to start at 1 p.m. The cost for a 4-person team is $200.

The Farmington First Baptist Church is preparing for its “You Are The Light” Family Mission Project for June 23-27 and is in search of project referrals for this year.

Representatives of AmHeart Hospice take part in Hospice Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City. From left, Ed Schmelzle AmHeart Hospice Volunteer, Lisa Welch AmHeart Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Kathy Kemp St. Louis AmHeart Volunteer Coordinator, and St. Louis Volunteers Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baker were among 175 staff, volunteers and patients from across Missouri who met with state legislators.  - Submitted photo

Sonny Haguewood of Potosi receives his $100 gift certificate from Ginger Palmer, Advertising Sales Assistant at the Daily Journal. Sonny was the winner of week 7 of the Take Me Shopping Trivia Contest.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Saying “enough is enough,” black leaders on Thursday announced an initiative to reduce crime and violence and reclaim struggling neighborhoods in St. Louis and its suburbs.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — House members rejected efforts Thursday to put new limits on a financially troubled state fund for injured workers.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Facebook, the world’s second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Saying “enough is enough,” black leaders on Thursday announced an initiative to reduce crime and violence and reclaim struggling neighborhoods in St. Louis and its suburbs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “American Idol” favorite David Cook gets a superstar’s welcome in Kansas City after fans advanced him to the final three in the hit TV show this week.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — One guard is fired and two others are suspended at Lambert Airport in St. Louis after two security breaches this week.

DALLAS (AP) — A gorilla recognized as the world’s oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.

ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher’s favorite student.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Likening them to a “plague of locusts,” a judge has banned four women from Pennsylvania malls after they pleaded guilty to stealing.