COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A new report shows that almost 40 percent of tenure-track faculty at the University of Missouri received waivers that allow them to reduce their teaching load during their final academic years. According to the report, the majority of the waivers were for research purposes. The second-highest number of waivers went to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The attorney for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was released in exchange for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, says the soldier’s case has been referred for trial by a general court-martial. Attorney Eugene Fidell says the convening authority did not follow the advice of the preliminary hearing officer who had recommended that…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The four-decade-old ban on exporting crude oil may end up getting lifted in a must-pass year-end spending bill lawmakers are scrambling to complete. Lifting the ban is a top ask for GOP negotiators working on the sprawling legislation. In return, Democrats are seeking various environmental priorities, including making permanent tax credits for…
(KTRS) – A burglar is dead, police say he was killed during an attempted home invasion in north county. The homeowner told police that he heard someone banging on his door around 10:30 and saw two people he did not recognize on his front porch. That is when the man said he went to get…
(KTRS) – The Municipal Court in the city of St. Louis will begin accepting partial payments of fees and fines online. This change eliminates the need for people to show up at court to make partial payments. After making a payment, the defendant will get a new court date and must appear before another payment…
Alderwoman Megan Ellyia Green joins the Kilcoyne Show to speak of the alleged bribery and corruption surrounding the St. Louis NFL vote. She claims that the FBI is now involved in the situation. Listen here for the exclusive interview.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A top health official has voiced concern that too little money is available to house the unexpectedly high numbers of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell told members of Congress’ appropriations committee Friday that the agency…
Lesterville, MO (KTRS) Today marks the ten year anniversary of the collapse of the Taum Sauk reservoir in southeast Missouri.. A massive wall of water poured down Proffit Mountain on Dec. 14, 2005, when a 700-foot section of the Taum Sauk dam gave way. Fortunately, the campground below the mountain had no visitors. However, the park…
