( KTRS ) A top Missouri higher education official says he’s retiring next year. Higher Education Commissioner David Russell on Wednesday announced plans to leave the position Jan. 1. Russell replaced former Commissioner Robert Stein upon his retirement in 2010. The 67-year-old Russell leads the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Among the board’s responsibilities are…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Facing limited funding and a cross-state highway in need of improvements, the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking for suggestions from the public on ways to turn Interstate 70 into a “highway of the future.” Stephen Miller, chairman of the Missouri State Highways and Transportation Commission, said Wednesday the transportation…
The former Burlington mayor says there is “something profoundly wrong” when so much of the nation’s income goes to the top 1 percent of all earners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has hired a lawyer in response to a “workplace harassment complaint.” A document obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press shows the Senate hired the attorney May 7. The legal fee agreement didn’t give additional details regarding the complaint, but Minority Leader Joe Keaveny said the Senate is…
There was no evidence that sex-selection abortions have happened in Louisiana
May 26, 2015 Matchday 10 (Presented by Mercy) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – 3rd Round Saint Louis FC vs. Minnesota United FC Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: World Wide Technology Soccer Park; St. Louis, Mo. Tickets ___________________________________ LAST TIME OUT: Saint Louis FC was held to a 3-3 draw against USL…
SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) – A national animal rights group is honoring the southern Illinois animal rescue volunteer who was struck and killed by a regional commuter train while responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks. Fifty-eight-year-old Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh died last month after being hit by a MetroLink train east of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The past two games at Citi Field, the St. Louis Cardinals have shown exactly why they own the best record in baseball. Matt Adams hit a long three-run homer, Jason Heyward also connected and the Cardinals enjoyed their second consecutive offensive outburst, roughing up Bartolo Colon in a 9-0 rout of…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Little support seems to exist for reopening a super-maximum prison in southern Illinois that has been closed for more than two years. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports (http://bit.ly/1KedlNW) the notorious Tamms prison remains shut down despite an effort from at least one Illinois lawmaker to push Illinois Gov. Bruce…
