COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two small cities in suburban St. Louis have scrapped certain municipal court fees in response to critical state audits. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released audits of the Foristell and St. Ann courts. Her office found that Foristell, located in St. Charles and Warren counties, assessed a “potentially improper”…
World Wide Technology plans to house its world headquarters at West Port Plaza. This expansion is part of a 95-million-dollar revitalization project at the Maryland Heights facility that was announced Tuesday morning during a news conference. St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger was among those in attendance. Stenger says he’s honored World Wide Technology chose…
BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) – A former southwestern Illinois teacher has pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse involving eight victims. The guilty plea by 28-year-old Jason E. Ehlers of Bethalto came Monday in Madison County Circuit Court. Ehlers was a teacher in the Triad School District when he was charged in April 2014 with 10 felony…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Evgeny Medvedev scored on a wrist shot with 3:13 left to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night. Wayne Simmonds had a pair of goals and Chris VandeVelde also scored for Philadelphia, which enters a five-day Christmas break with eight wins in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Sophie Cunningham scored 21 points, Jordan Frericks added 19 points and No. 25 Missouri shut down Texas State in the fourth quarter to stay undefeated and pull out an 82-56 win on Monday. Missouri (12-0), leading 55-48 entering the fourth quarter, limited Texas Sate to eight points over the final 10…
( KTRS ) A man and a woman have been charged in the death of an Illinois man whose body was found in the trunk of their vehicle after a police chase. Police discovered the body of 45-year-old Roderick Taylor of Collinsville,IL. on Thursday night after a vehicle driven by 31-year-old George Tillman of Belleville,IL.…
