ST. LOUIS (AP) — The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy says neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies like Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a lengthy slump. Peabody, the nation’s largest coal company, warned earlier this…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders scored a duo of wins in Western caucus contests Saturday, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination. While results in Washington and Alaska barely dented Hillary Clinton’s significant delegate lead, Sanders’ wins underscored her persistent vulnerabilities within…
(KTRS/AP) – St. Louis police say that a pregnant teacher in the St. Louis Public School district was shot and killed this week. 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters was found fatally shot Thursday in her apartment. Detectives today confirmed the case as a homicide. Peters was a third-grade teacher at Mann Elementary School. Her unborn child was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The faculty council for the University of Missouri is urging the selection of someone with an academic background as it searches for a new leader for the four-campus system. The Columbia Missourian reports that the council discussed the search process Thursday. The council says another priority is someone with an academic…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers are again trying to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana but face strong opposition from law enforcement and anti-pot advocates. The omnibus bill in the Senate also would set a standard for what’s considered too high to drive. Opponents of the legislation say there should be zero…
