Ferguson To Swear In It’s First African-American Police Chief
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The city of Ferguson will make history today. Delish Moss will be sworn in as Ferguson’s first African-American police chief this afternoon. Moss replaces Chief Tom Jackson, who resigned in 2014 after a scathing report from the Department of Justice. The 51-year-old veteran of law enforcement had this to say about this…
Track curtails season as Illinois horse racing woes persist
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A St. Louis area horse track has significantly curtailed its racing season as the industry’s woes persist in Illinois. Races at Fairmount Park in Collinsville began last week, two months later than the traditional start. The 42-day season is the shortest in the 91-year-old track’s history. The Belleville News-Democrat (bit.ly/1rBpUfK )…
3 more groups submit Missouri ballot petitions
( KTRS ) Suppoters of initiatives aimed at sales taxes, cigarette taxes and medical marijuana submitted petitions Sunday in hopes of getting their proposals on Missouri’s November ballot. The submitted petitions included two proposed constitutional amendments, one that would prohibit state and local governments from charging sales tax on any services that weren’t already taxed as…