Board of Aldermen committee gives approval to stadium financing plan
(KTRS) – Fans of the NFL and supporters of plans for a new stadium in St. Louis got a big win Thursday. A committee on the Board of Aldermen approved a proposal that calls on the city to finance $150 million of the $1 billion project. The 7-2 vote moves the bill to the full Board…
Sparta police chief resigns after dog shot
SPARTA, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri police chief has resigned after killing a caged pit bull so he could respond to a car crash. Sparta Mayor Mike Younker says Police Chief Andrew Spencer submitted his resignation. The Springfield News-Leader that Spencer was placed on administrative leave in late November. A police report says a…
Obama signs education law rewrite shifting power to states
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has signed into law a major education law setting U.S. public schools on a new course of accountability. Obama signed the bipartisan rewrite of No Child Left Behind at the White House on Thursday. The law will change the way teachers are evaluated and how the poorest performing schools…
US launches trial of facial, eye scans on Mexican border
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Nearly half of the people living in the U.S. illegally are believed to have entered the country legally and stayed on expired visas. To combat the problem, the federal government on Thursday is launching one of its most ambitious efforts to track them. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin capturing…
EPA to announce new order for troubled landfill
Nuclear waste was illegally dumped at West Lake Landfill in 1973
FBI Alerted Following Bulk Pre-Paid Cellphone Purchases At MO Walmart
Macon, MO (KTVI) The FBI is investigating after being notified of a large quantity of pre-paid cellphones purchased at three Walmart stores in Missouri in the past week. Fox 2 reports the purchases were made at Walmart stores in Macon, Columbia, and Lebanon. Law enforcement agencies report cellphones are potential tools in the hands of…
