Audit faults municipal court fees in St. Ann, Foristell
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two small cities in suburban St. Louis have scrapped certain municipal court fees in response to critical state audits. Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released audits of the Foristell and St. Ann courts. Her office found that Foristell, located in St. Charles and Warren counties, assessed a “potentially improper” $100…
Confessional door stolen from St. Louis Catholic church
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A century-old confessional door has been stolen from a historic south St. Louis Catholic church. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1U3WRcs ) that police are investigating the theft of the door, which was stolen on Sunday or Monday from St. Francis de Sales Oratory. The Rev. Canon Andrew Todd, a vicar…
Allen stops 32 shots, Blues shut out Bruins 2-0
BOSTON (AP) – Jake Allen stopped 32 shots for his fifth shutout, Vladimir Tarasenko and Robby Fabbri scored third-period goals and the St. Louis Blues cooled off the Boston Bruins with a 2-0 victory Tuesday night. It was only the second regulation loss in 16 games for Boston (11-2-3). St. Louis posted its fifth win…
Missouri population grows by fewer than 20,000 in 2015
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s population growth is lagging behind the national rate. U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday estimate that Missouri’s population grew by fewer than 20,000 people from 2014 to 2015, to a total of 6.08 million people. That’s a growth rate of about three-tenths of a percent – well shy of the…
City of Wellston is building a new park.
( KTRS ) The National Recreation and Park Association is partnering with Great Rivers Greenway and the City of Wellston to build a new park. The new park – named Trojan Park, is part of the NRPA’s annual Parks Build Community initiative. Officials say it will be located on the southwest corner of Skinker and…
20 yr old man arrested for June 2015 shooting.
( KTRS ) A 20 yr old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that happened in June. St. Louis County Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson reports that Rashid Williams is facing several charges including 1st Degree Murder. On June 28th, officers responded to a call for a “shooting” in the 6000 block…
Mizzou students push for Latina sorority
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri students are working to establish the school’s first Latina sorority. Jessica Banuelos, who is studying psychology, has been working for the past two years to establish a chapter of the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority at the school. The Columbia Missourian reports that it was started in 1975…