ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The ACLU is blasting a decision by Hazelwood School District officials to suspend several students who walked out of school to support their union teachers. Dozens of students at Hazelwood West High School students left class for more than an hour Monday to protest the district’s refusal to renegotiate a contract with union teachers.…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County has launched a new informational website on the Jamestown Mall project. The website is aimed at keeping residents up-to-date on the latest developments on the Jamestown Mall project. It also provides a forum for residents to voice comments and concerns as the project moves forward. “It’s important…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) The Confederate monument that has stood in Forest Park in St. Louis since 1914 may be removed. City officials say Mayor Lyda Krewson wants the 32-foot-tall monument in Forest Park removed as quickly as possible, and is looking into engineering options to take it down. It will likely be placed in storage since…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday warned that a new law that allows more people to request criminal record expungements and raise those application fees could violate the state Constitution, although the sponsor said he doubts that will happen. A report by the auditor cautions that the 2016 law could…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri expects to cut 400 positions amid enrollment drops and cuts in state funding. The Kansas City Star reports that Interim Chancellor Garnett Stokes spoke about the cuts with faculty, students and staff at a campus forum Monday. Stokes says at least half of the positions to be…
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St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Funeral arrangements are set for longtime St. Louis broadcaster John Auble. The former TV anchor and reporter known for his quick wit passed away over the weekend after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held Wednesday at Bucholtz West from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will…
Springfield, IL (KTRS) Demonstrators are marching to end Illinois’ budget stalemate. About one-hundred activists stepped off on Monday in Chicago for their fifteen day march to Springfield. Participants will march about thirteen miles a day. They are expected to arrive on May 30th, the day before the Legislature is scheduled to end its spring session.…
COLUMBIA, MO. (AP) The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with as much as a 6 percent decline compared to last year. Local landlords are also offering…