Student protesters interrupt Missouri curators’ meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Two dozen black protesters twice interrupted a meeting of the University of Missouri system’s governing board to read a list of demands for improvements in diversity. The demonstrators on Thursday stood side-by-side, their arms locked, outside a room on the Columbia campus when the Board of Curators were starting a finance…
Teacher charged with using app to arrange sex with teen
Mount Vernon, IL (KTRS) A Mount Vernon math teacher faces felony charges after police in southern Illinois say he used an anonymous social media app to arrange a sexual encounter with an eighth-grader. Kevin Battas, 25, was charged Wednesday in Madison County with grooming and indecent solicitation of a child using the Internet. Troy police say…
Thornton’s 2nd-period goal lifts Sharks over Blues 3-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Joonas Donskoi and Joe Thornton scored in the second period, Martin Jones made 26 saves and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Thursday night. Matt Nieto added an unassisted goal late in the third to give San Jose insurance. The Sharks, who are 8-1-2 in their…
SLU School of Law hosting E.O.C.E Conference
( KTRS ) St. Louis city’s Civil Rights Enforcement Agency is set to host a “Expanding Opportunities and Creating Equity” Conference, this weekend, at the Saint Louis University School of Law. Maggie Crane, spokeswoman for Mayor Slay’s office says, the goal of the conference is to equip communities that receive federal funding with the data…
Missouri legislators press to keep university seats vacant
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Democratic governor is pledging to circumvent the Republican-led Legislature if needed to fill vacancies on the board overseeing the state’s flagship university. Gov. Jay Nixon’s announcement Thursday further escalated the tensions of legislators already frustrated about the handling of racial issues that culminated in the resignations of the system president…
Missouri reaches $300 million trade deal with Peru
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri and Peru have agreed to trade $300 million worth of products over the next four years. Economic Development Director Mike Downing signed the pact Thursday with an official from Peru’s export and trade promotion board. The agreement comes two days after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced a $750 million…
Lawmakers debate bills to update use of force law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A state Senate committee is considering three bills that would update Missouri’s deadly force laws. The News Tribune reports that the three bills presented to the Judiciary and Criminal and Civil Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday have slightly different approaches to the issue. Bill supporters say the current state law is…
Missouri Republicans propose “no new tax” plan to fix state’s roads
(KTRS) –Â The top GOP lawmakers in Missouri are pushing a plan they say would fix the state’s roads and bridges without raising taxes. The Republicans say that instead of raising the fuel tax, they could rely on savings from changes to social welfare plans. The savings are estimated to be $1 to $2 billion over…