( KTRS ) Missouri is not interested in getting a bowl bid after finishing the regular season 5-7. Athletic director Mack Rhoades said Monday that it was not “in the best interest” of the school to seek permission to play another game. Rhoades said the focus was on finding a successor to coach Gary Pinkel,…
( KTRS ) Missouri higher education leaders have dropped plans for a potential 2016 ballot measure that would have raised cigarette taxes to fund college scholarships. Supporters of the “Missouri Promise” initiative say competition from two other cigarette tax proposals would have made it difficult to raise enough money to hire petition circulators and promote…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 13-year-old boy is dead after being shot in north St. Louis while he and two other minors were allegedly stealing from a vehicle. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1l31mJA ) reports that the shooting happened about 12:45 a.m. Sunday. Police say Martinez Smith-Payne and two others were stealing from an unlocked…
( KTRS ) The state of Illinois has been ordered to pay more than $13 million to cover the cost of health insurance for home health care workers. SEIU Healthcare Illinois took legal action against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger earlier this month to force the payments. The union says nearly 5,000 health care…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has met with Rams owner Stan Kroenke a day before an NFL owners meeting where teams will discuss putting a franchise in Los Angeles. Nixon spokeswoman Channing Ansley confirmed the Monday meeting. Ansley declined further comment. Owners of the St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers and…