Missouri defends law capping cities’ traffic ticket revenue
The attorney general’s office argued that cities aren’t required to have a police department because they can contract services from other law enforcement agencies
Rams move headquarters to LA, leave dozens of employees behind
EARTH CITY, Mo. (AP) – As the St. Louis Rams organization packs up its headquarters in preparation for moving the National Football League team to Los Angeles, about 50 employees are preparing to be left behind. Since the NFL voted to relocate the Rams to Los Angeles three weeks ago, about half of the 100…
Students evacuated from elementary school
(KTRS) – Plenty of questions after 40 elementary school students were taken to the hospital after complaints about an odor of natural gas. The fire department says that around 350 students from the Ames Visual and Performing Arts Elementary were evacuated. The students said they felt sick. Laclede Gas was called to the scene, but…
Black students seek swifter race reforms at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Several University of Missouri students are pressing the system’s governing board for faster reforms in diversity as the Columbia campus continues grappling with racial unrest punctuated by racial protests there last November. Black graduate student Timothy Love was among four students at the Columbia school who addressed the university’s curators during…
National parks face $12 billion backlog for maintenance work
The National Park Service is facing a backlog worth billions of dollars
MLS Commissioner Considering St. Louis
St. Louid, MO (KTRS) Major League Soccer in St. Louis looks promising. MLS Commissioner Don Garber told the “St. Louis Post Dispatch” that the league will begin searching for a stadium site in St. Louis and planning for its financing and operations immediately. Garber also said he would begin looking for potential owners. Garber however…
Fiorina lashes out over debate exclusion
Fiorina has not been invited to the main stage debate on Saturday night
Kroenke Business Partner Pushes For Maryland Heights Development Project
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A business partner of Stan Kroenke wants tax dollars for a Maryland Heights development project. The “St. Louis Post Dispatch” reports that Alan Bornstein is looking to develop 1800 acres along the Missouri River next to Creve Coeur Lake Park into a retail, entertainment, office, residential and sports district. The Maryland…