( KTRS ) A judge has blocked the Missouri state public defender director from appointing Gov. Jay Nixon as a Public Defender. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce says only courts can appoint defenders. Public Defender System Director Michael Barrett appointed Gov. Nixon to the case in protest of what he says is inadequate funding…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri audit says there’s a nearly $600 million backlog of deferred maintenance on state buildings because of inadequate funding. State Auditor Nicole Galloway said Thursday that years of funding shortfalls also meant state-owned offices and other buildings have not been inspected regularly. Galloway pointed to funding restrictions by Gov. Jay Nixon…
( KTRS ) Authorities have identified a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River at St. Louis. Police say the victim was 39-year-old Carlos White of north St. Louis County. Barge workers saw the body floating about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, and firefighters pulled the body from the river. The cause of death has…
( KTRS) The City of Wentzville has been approved as a “Certified Local Government” by the National Park Service. The new was announced Thursday on the 100th birthday of the Park service. The role of a city or municipality with a CGL designation is to enforce historic preservation laws, and to review nominations of properties…
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