JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State education officials say results of tests given to Missouri public school students in April and May will be released Feb. 1. The Springfield News-Leader reports reading and math scores previously were released to the public as early as August. The tests are intended to give a snapshot of academic…
Maplewood, MO (KTRS) The cause of a train accident in Maplewood is being investigated. Authorities say a car was hit by a train on the railroad tracks along Sutton and Greenwood around 7 p.m. The car was occupied by an elderly man. Some nearby residents got the man out of the car before the train…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Railway commuters traveling between St. Louis and Chicago have yet to see faster rail journeys, despite most of the Amtrak corridor’s $1.95 billon upgrade concluding a year ago. Delays in installing and testing new GPS-related safety technology kept Amtrak trains from hitting high speeds of 90 mph during 2018, as the…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a new U.S. attorney for central Illinois five months after President Donald Trump nominated him. John Milhiser has been the acting U.S. attorney for the 46-county region since that nomination. The Senate’s unanimous voice vote on Wednesday solidifies his position as central Illinois’ top federal prosecutor.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Records obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show a political consultant directed state employees in the beginning of now-resigned Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ administration. The newspaper reports that adviser Austin Chambers in emails approved policy roll-outs and received drafts of Greitens’ State of the State address. An Associated Press message…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s administration received strong public pushback over a proposal to allow weapons in the Missouri Capitol. All 50 comments that came in between mid-November and mid-December said firearms should not be allowed in the Capitol, even if the owners had concealed carry permits, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County police chief has proposed a consolidation of city and county police departments. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar’s combined department would have 2,654 commissioned officers. The city now has 1,328 and the county has 1,006 officers. The proposal says the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) — Two men are dead and a third is hospitalized after a shooting in north St. Louis. Police say the victims were gunned down around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the 5600 block of Minerva. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the third man was conscious and breathing…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Eric Schmitt has been sworn in as Missouri’s state attorney general. Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Zel Fischer gave Schmitt the oath of office Thursday in the Supreme Court building. Schmitt previously served as the state’s elected treasurer. But Gov. Mike Parson appointed him attorney general to replace Josh…
City Museum in St. Louis has a new owner. Premier Parks, based in Oklahoma City, has announced that it now owns City Museum, which was started in 1997 in the Washington Avenue Loft District in St. Louis. Premier Parks currently operates 10 theme and water parks throughout the United States and Canada. A Premier Parks…