A day after getting a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, St. Louis learned the name of its already awarded XFL expansion team. The St. Louis BattleHawks will begin play in February 2020. The league revealed the logos and names Wednesday for its eight teams, which will take the field when the XFL returns next year.…
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson is calling a special legislative session to undo a court ruling on vehicle sales taxes. Parson on Wednesday announced he’s directing lawmakers to work on the issue beginning Sept. 9. That’s the same week as lawmakers’ scheduled short session to consider overriding vetoes. A June Missouri Supreme Court ruling says people can only count…
BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making army boots when three policemen stormed in, asking if everyone had their papers. He and three other Syrian refugees did not. Within a day, Mustafa and a busload of other refugees would be driven to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed says funds from a recently discovered budget surplus should be used to purchase body cameras for city police officers. The $23-million surplus was discovered by city leaders in the year-end budget. While an ordinance requires that half of that money go to the…