A murder charge was filed Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a St. Louis-area Steak ‘n Shake worker at the fast-food restaurant’s drive-through window earlier this month — allegedly after an argument over onion rings, KMOV-TV reported.

Shortly after prosecutors announced the murder charge in the case, family members of the victim — Chauncia Meekins — gathered for a vigil outside the Steak ‘n Shake in Spanish Lake, Missouri, where she was shot and killed on the night of April 8, KMOV reported. Spanish Lake is about a half hour north of St. Louis.

‘Chauncia just so happened to be in harm’s way; this could have been anyone’s child, at the convenience store buying potato chips, at the gas station taking too long at the pump.’

St. Louis County prosecutors said 20-year-old Jada Bell is charged with six felonies in the case, including murder and armed criminal action, the station said.

“I saw my daughter as she’s getting ready to be laid to rest. She looked beautiful, she looked happy, right, and I didn’t know why, but now I know why she is happy … because her crime has been solved,” Chauncey Lovell Meekins, Chauncia’s father, told KMOV.

Family members added to KMOV that the arrest, while it doesn’t bring Meekins back, does set in motion the chance for accountability.

“As a family, as a whole, we will be pushing for the death penalty — not for revenge, but to set an example because we need to stop this senseless violence out here,” Anthony Willhite, Meekins’ cousin, told the station.

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Willhite added to KMOV that the violence could happen to anyone, anywhere: “Chauncia just so happened to be in harm’s way; this could have been anyone’s child, at the convenience store buying potato chips, at the gas station taking too long at the pump.”

Jail records indicate Bell’s next court date is scheduled for Tuesday. A previous KMOV story said Bell was being held on a $1 million, cash-only, no 10% bond.

The station, citing court records, said Bell pulled up to the Steak ‘n Shake drive-through window and had a dispute with employees, including Meekins, over her food order.

KMOV said Bell threw her drink at Meekins, who threw it back at her — and then Bell fired several shots from a handgun at Meekins, who died as a result of the shooting.

Another person was shot in the hand, the station said, adding that the shooting was recorded on surveillance video from the restaurant. Bell’s phone was in the area at the time of the shooting, KMOV added.

Meekins’ mother, Tamela Washington, told the station the argument was over onion rings: “It’s never that serious to take a person’s life over fast food.”

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For decades, a boat-shaped formation in Eastern Turkey has been held up by some as the possible remains of Noah’s ark — and just as consistently dismissed by mainstream geologists as a natural formation.

The site, known as the Durupinar Formation near Mount Ararat, has been the subject of repeated claims, investigations, and debunkings since it was first identified in the mid-20th century.

Skeptics can explain shape. What’s harder is explaining everything else that keeps lining up with it.

Critics have long argued that it is the result of mudflows and erosion — an unusual shape, but nothing more.

But the latest round of subsurface scans is forcing a more careful look.

Here are five reasons the story isn’t going away.

1. The shape is still the starting problem

The Durupinar site isn’t vaguely suggestive — it is distinctly boat-shaped.

That alone doesn’t prove anything, but it does set a high bar for coincidence, especially given its proximity to the region named in the book of Genesis as the ark’s resting place.

Skeptics can explain shape. What’s harder is explaining everything else that keeps lining up with it.

2. The dimensions track the biblical blueprint

Genesis describes the ark in specific proportions: 300 cubits long, 50 wide, 30 high.

The Durupinar Formation closely matches those ratios.

Not exactly, but close enough to keep the question alive. If this were just random geology, you wouldn’t necessarily expect proportional alignment with one of the most famous construction descriptions in human history.

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3. Subsurface scans show structure, not just mass

Recent ground-penetrating radar scans reportedly reveal:

Corridor-like voids A central hollow chamber Angular features resembling compartments

That’s significant because the ark described to Noah wasn’t a hollow shell — it was divided into levels and rooms.

Natural formations can produce cavities; they don’t typically produce organized internal layouts.

4. Multiple lines of evidence are starting to converge

Taken individually, each claim is debatable. Together, they’re harder to ignore:

Radar anomalies suggesting internal divisions Soil chemistry differences (including elevated potassium) Distinct vegetation patterns within the formation Thermal imaging hinting at a buried structure

Get enough converging signals like this and you have a real archeological argument.

5. The question is about to become testable

For years, the debate has been stuck at the surface, but that may be changing.

Researchers say the next step is core drilling and inserting cameras into the detected voids. If those spaces turn out to be structured — walls, compartments, passages — the conversation changes immediately.

If not, the theory collapses just as quickly. Either way, this may finally move from speculation to verification.

Extraordinary claims?

The strongest skeptical argument is still the simplest: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

That hasn’t been met — yet. But it is no longer obvious that this is just a random hill shaped like a boat. And that’s why the Durupinar Formation will continue to draw attention from believers and nonbelievers alike.

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Bombshell new details reveal the possible motivation of the suspected shooter who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night.

The suspected gunman was apprehended in the Washington Hilton lobby after attempting to rush through security and shooting a Secret Serviceman who was wearing a bulletproof vest. Just moments after numerous loud shots rang out, President Donald Trump and other dignitaries were rushed out of the dinner by Secret Service.

‘What was supposed to be a fun night at the WHCA dinner … was hijacked by a depraved crazy person.’

The suspected assailant was later identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, a California resident who was staying at the hotel the night of the dinner. Agents fired back at the suspect, but he was not hit. The agent is expected to recover, and no other injuries were reported.

In the hours after the shooting, reports revealed that Allen had allegedly written a manifesto stating he wanted to target President Donald Trump and administration officials. Allen also allegedly had anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on his social media accounts.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the suspect “sought to assassinate” Trump, which would make Saturday the third assassination attempt on the president.

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“What was supposed to be a fun night at the WHCA dinner with President Trump delivering jokes and celebrating free speech was hijacked by a depraved crazy person who sought to assassinate the President and kill as many top Trump administration officials as possible,” Leavitt said in a statement.

“I was with President Trump and the First Lady back stage after we were quickly ushered to safety by Secret Service,” Leavitt added. “President Trump was truly fearless, but as he said last night, this political violence needs to end.”

Leavitt confirmed that a Secret Service agent was shot by the suspect, thanking the “brave agent who took a bullet to the chest and immediately moved to neutralize the shooter.”

Trump also confirmed the manifesto’s existence, saying it was clear from the writing that the suspect “hates Christians.”

“The guy is a sick guy, when you read his manifesto,” Trump said. “He hates Christians, that’s one thing for sure. … He was a very troubled guy.”

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The Secret Service reportedly interviewed Allen’s sister, who allegedly claimed her brother made radical statements and referred to a plan to do “something.” According to multiple reports, Allen was also confirmed to have purchased a shotgun and two handguns prior to the dinner.

Allen’s potential political affiliation is further reinforced by his reported participation in No Kings protests as well as a $25 donation to former Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

During a press briefing at the White House moments after the incident, President Trump insisted that the dinner will be rescheduled, saying, “We’re not going to let anybody take over our society.”

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