ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Missouri school superintendent who sharply increased the number of low-income and minority students in Advanced Placement classes is trying to do the same in three St. Louis-area schools. Chris Belcher was troubled by the low number of low-income and minority students in AP classes in Columbia’s high schools, so…
ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) — Police in a St. Louis suburb say they believe a 37-year-old woman drowned her two children in a bathtub before dying in a house fire she appeared to set intentionally. The St. Peters, Missouri, Police Department said in a statement Saturday that it believes Jenny Ayers “played a role” in…
Jamieson Walks Away After 22 Years
BOSTON (AP) — Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation’s biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations it overlooked deception by some of its schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges is meant to be a watchdog for hundreds of for-profit colleges. Its seal of approval allows schools to get federal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area Democratic lawmaker says she won’t run for re-election and will return to teaching. Rep. Genise Montecillo announced Friday she’s dropping out of the race after the Aug. 2 primary. She’ll remain in office for the short September session and through the rest of her term, which ends…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Greatest was laid to rest in his hometown Friday after an all-day send-off that was a lot like Muhammad Ali himself – serious at times, but also exuberant, bracingly political, and funny. Ali made one final journey through the city he adored via a fist-pumping funeral procession through the streets…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright has 121 wins in his 12-year career along with two World Series rings and two second-place finishes in the NL Cy Young Award balloting. However, the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher won’t have many more memorable moments than he had Friday night. Pinch-hitting because the Cardinals were out of positon players,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri is one of the latest states to enact legislation to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports games. Gov. Jay Nixon signed into law Friday a measure to give the state Gaming Commission oversight of the practice and require licensing fees. It takes effect in August. Websites such as DraftKings…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is touting an endorsement from conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh in Missouri’s four-way Republican primary for governor. Kinder is running a radio ad in which Limbaugh recounts that he grew up with Kinder in Cape Girardeau and describes him as a lifelong close friend.…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Southern State University plans to resume sending legislative interns to the state Capitol for the 2017 session. The university in Joplin withdrew its four interns during the 2015 session. University officials have never said exactly why they took the action. After the 2015 session, House speaker John Diehl resigned for…