Missouri Department of Transportation gets new director
Patrick McKenna will be coming to Missouri as a funding shortfall is resulting in a backlog of needed repairs to aging bridges and roads
Chesterfield city council votes to censure mayor
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The city council in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield has voted unanimously to censure the mayor for what it calls inappropriate and abusive language in conversations with city officials. Some members of the council praised Mayor Bob Nation Wednesday night for his fiscal leadership, but still voted for the censure,…
Carson: Pyramids in Egypt built by Biblical figure Joseph to store grain
In the video, Carson says: “My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids in order to store grain.”
Report: 14 wild weather events last year goosed by climate change
Dozens of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and across the world examined 28 strange weather conditions last year to see if global warming partly increased their likelihood or their strength
Second complaint lodged against pro-Rubio secret donor group
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two watchdog groups have filed a complaint with the Justice Department about a nonprofit group funded by secret donors that has so far spent $8 million in advertisements promoting Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio. Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center allege that the Conservative Solutions Project was set up primarily for…
VA tells veterans they’re dead, cuts off benefits
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) – Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Vietnam veteran, relies on his Veterans Affairs benefits to get him through the month. That’s why the Pinellas County, Florida, resident was alarmed when his VA check didn’t show up in his bank account Monday. He called the Department of Veterans Affairs office to find out why,…
