State briefs 2/29/16

Springfield officer dragged by truck

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield police arrested the person they said dragged a police officer with a pickup truck before fleeing. Police spokeswoman Lisa Cox says the officer suffered moderate injuries but was awake and talking as he was taken away from the scene Saturday night. Investigators said the officer's leg got caught in the wheel well of the truck in a parking lot at a Casey's convenience store. The officer was dragged about 150 yards before the truck drove away. The truck was found a few miles away, and the driver was questioned.

3 men charged in highway shooting

HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Three men are charged in the shooting death of an Illinois woman on a highway near St. Louis. Tony T. Bailey and Jerrod Corley, both of Riverview, Missouri, and Leroy Coleman of Beverly Hills, Missouri, were charged Friday with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of 37-year-old Emma King Wallace of Centralia, Illinois. Wallace was riding in a Jeep early Sunday when shots were fired from a stolen Mercedes-Benz that pulled alongside. Three people in the Jeep were injured, but police did not publicize the extent of their injuries. Hazelwood Police Lt. Mike Brady, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad, said the shooter had a previous dispute with one of the men in Wallace's group.

Trial against prosecutor moved

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- An October trial date is set for a central Missouri prosecutor accused of backing a truck into a restaurant, injuring four people. Moniteau County prosecuting attorney Shayne Healea will stand trial beginning Oct. 27 in Shelby County. His case was moved from Boone County on a change-of-venue request. Healea was charged with second-degree assault and felony resisting arrest stemming from an incident in fall 2014. Columbia police say he backed his pickup truck into a restaurant's window in Columbia. Four people suffered minor injuries. Police also said he drove off and refused a breath-alcohol test when he was found. Healea has said he was unaware he hit the restaurant and returned to the scene when he found out about the accident.

Soldier museum closes for 2 years

ST. LOUIS -- The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis is closed for a two-year renovation project. The Missouri Historical Society and St. Louis officials held a flag-lowering ceremony Sunday to close the 80-year-old downtown museum. The museum is undergoing a $30 million renovation designed to transform it and make it more functional. The city owns the museum. Historical Society leaders pledge to create a "state-of-the-art" facility to honor military service, veterans and their families.

-- From wire reports