Michigan Senate agrees to $28 million package to address Flint crisis
State regulators permitted Flint to not treat water for corrosion after the city switched its supply in 2014
USL Releases 2016 Saint Louis FC Schedule
On Tuesday, Jan 26, the United Soccer League officially announced Saint Louis FC’s schedule for the upcoming 2016 season. Due to the recently announced realignment sending STLFC to the Western Conference, the second-year squad will face many teams for the first time including the Real Monarchs in the Season Opener on March 26. The side,…
University Of Missouri To Raise Stipends For Some Grad Students
Columbia, MO (KTRS) The University of Missouri plans to raise its minimum stipend for some graduate doctoral students on July 1. Chancellor Hank Foley said Wednesday during his State of the University address that the stipend for those with 20-hour assistantships will go to $15,000 by July 1 and increase to $18,000 next year. The…
No. 20 Kentucky blows out Missouri, 88-54
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Tyler Ulis scored 20 points, Derek Willis added a career-best 18 and No. 20 Kentucky used an early 20-0 run to blow past outmanned Missouri 88-54 on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (16-4, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) had it easy in improving to 9-0 against the Tigers and winning their third straight overall.…
Convicted murderer, woman arrested for child porn in Benton
BENTON, Mo. (AP) – A convicted murderer and a woman have been arrested for possessing child pornography in Missouri. The Scott County Sheriff’s Department says deputies found an inappropriate picture of a girl in the 67-year-old man and 58-year-old woman’s Benton home during a search Tuesday. The victim told investigators that the man had taken…
Lawmakers consider audits of University of Missouri System
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers say last fall’s campus turmoil has made them question whether the four-campus University of Missouri System needs annual state audits. System officials told a Senate panel Wednesday they don’t oppose state audits and already conduct at least 50 internal audits a year along with a broad external audit. The…