Missouri
Ralph Yarl, Black teenager shot by white man, now in Missouri’s all-state band
A Black teenager who was shot by an elderly white man after ringing the wrong doorbell when picking up his siblings has secured a spot on Missouri’s all-state band, less than a year after suffering a traumatic brain injury from the shooting.
Ralph Yarl, who is 17, was shot in the head and arm by Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, in April last year after going to the wrong house to pick up his twin brothers. The case reignited debate in the US over race and gun violence issues.
Yarl has now been selected to play second chair bass clarinet for Missouri’s all-state band, North Kansas city schools has announced. Yarl, who also plays the saxophone, has previously spoken of how music helped him during his recovery from the shooting. He will perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association annual conference in Lake of the Ozarks this month, according to a North Kansas City Schools Facebook post.
Just 16 years old when he went to pick up his brothers from a friends’ house, which he’d never been to before, Yarl mistakenly rang the doorbell at Lester’s premises a block away. Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, then came to the door and, according to Yarl, said “Don’t come here ever again.”
“I hear the door open. I see this old man, and I’m assuming, ‘Oh, this must be like their grandpa,’ and then he pulls out his gun, and I’m like, whoa!” Yarl told ABC News.
“So I back up. He points it at me. So I kind of, like, brace and I turn my head. I’m thinking there’s no way he’s actually going to shoot, right? The door [isn’t] even open. He’s going to shoot through his glass door and glass is going get everywhere? And then it happened.”
Yarl said that he was bleeding from his head and tried to seek help from a neighbor across the street, who declined to help. He had to knock on the door of multiple houses before someone opened the door and told him to wait for the police.
The teenager subsequently underwent neurological surgery for the injuries he received. He has said that he suffers lingering effects, saying his “mind is just foggy, like I can’t concentrate on the things that would be easy for me to do”.
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Lester told police that he believed someone was attempting to break into his house and that he grabbed a gun to protect himself. Missouri is a “stand your ground” state where people can use deadly force if they reasonably believe they are at risk of violent attack.
In August, a Missouri judge ordered that Lester stand trial for the shooting. At the hearing, several people in the courtroom were wearing shirts that read ‘Justice for Ralph’ and ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime.’ Lester has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action and was released on a $200,000 bond.
JEFFERSON CITY — New World Screwworms are back in the United States, with the insect being detected in Texas on June 3rd.
There are currently nine confirmed animal cases in the United States, in Texas and New Mexico.
Because insects are known to affect wildlife, the Missouri Department of Agriculture is working with local producers to mitigate the potential spread.
“We’ve known it’s been moving up through Mexico for quite a while. So, I think most cattle producers, most people knew that it was a matter of time,” said Callaway County cattle producer Doug Frank of Frank/Hazelrigg Cattle Co.
The CDC defines a screwworm as a “parasitic fly that completes its lifecycle by feeding on the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals.” The larvae are also referred to as maggots and have been known to be a larger issue for livestock.
“Right now, we’re talking about it a lot in the context of cattle because it’s a huge pest for the livestock industry, obviously…It’ll cause those wounds to be much deeper and much more intense. And especially if they have multiple wounds, that can be really concerning,” said MU Extension assistant professor and entomologist Emily Althoff.
Althoff says the strategy has been to mass-produce sterile males and release them into the wild.
This method controlled their spread in the past, but she believes budget cuts for those programs, and increasingly, illegal cattle trafficking, allow for the invasive spread of screwworms.
“I think the last time that we had them here in the States was in the 1980s. So, we’ve had quite a long period of time for success with this program…in 2022-2023, that time range, we started to see that buffer zone gets breached,” said Althoff.
Althoff added that past migration patterns led screwworms to Missouri.
This is why the Missouri Department of Agriculture is strengthening protocol and being diligent when it comes to transferring livestock in and out of the state.
“Now there are a lot of movement restrictions that have to be followed and monitored to prevent it from moving about,” said Steve Strubberg, State Veterinarian and Director of Animal Health at the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
The most important thing for ranchers and producers to do is to keep a keen eye out for unusual behaviors or signs of illness in their livestock.
“Just signs of an injured or sick animal. So those animals are feverish, not eating well, maybe acting noticeably different, and so forth,” said Strubberg.
The USDA wants people to know this is not a food safety issue.
The screwworm does not pose a risk to beef consumers.
However, the fly’s larvae can cause infestations in humans and all mammals, including pets, such as dogs and cats.
On June 12, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for a drug to treat domestic animals with confirmed cases of screwworm.
The drug is generic nitenpyram.
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 11, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from June 11 drawing
Midday: 8-1-3
Midday Wild: 2
Evening: 3-6-8
Evening Wild: 5
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from June 11 drawing
Midday: 4-5-5-3
Midday Wild: 2
Evening: 7-9-3-2
Evening Wild: 6
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from June 11 drawing
Early Bird: 09
Morning: 04
Matinee: 02
Prime Time: 04
Night Owl: 04
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from June 11 drawing
09-15-16-22-30
Check Show Me Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Missouri editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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