LISTEN: Missouri Public Defender has not heard from Governor Nixon
The Cole County court date is set for Wednesday, August 17.
Lewis Reed Running for St. Louis Mayor
President of the Board of Aldermen discusses his reasons for running.
Tony Messenger Talking Gov. Nixon Assignment, Ferguson Two Years Later
A discussion of Ferguson two years after the death of Michael Brown.
Slate of proposals for Missouri ballot to be announced
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s secretary of state will announce whether voters can weigh in on cigarette taxes and campaign contribution limits. The office faces a Tuesday deadline to determine whether those initiatives and others received enough signatures to get on the Nov. 8 ballot. One proposed constitutional amendment would cap campaign donations at…
Bill Otto Running for Congress, Tackling West Lake Landfill
EPA is hosting a West Lake Community Dialogue Meeting next Monday.
Missouri historical society to build research center, museum
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The State Historical Society of Missouri has revealed conceptual drawings of a planned $35 million research center and museum. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the three-story Center for Missouri Studies will house museum galleries on the first floor and collections of manuscripts and newspapers set aside for researchers on the…
Aquarium planned for downtown St. Louis
The closed Union station in downtown St. Louis will soon be getting a huge makeover. The St. Louis Post dispatch reports that a developer is planning on spending $45 million to turn the failed mall into an aquarium. Officials with ‘Lodging Hospitality Management’, owner of the downtown landmark, say construction will hopefully begin this fall…
Edwardsville builds new fire station at university
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A new fire station is set to open next month on the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville Fire Chief Rick Welle tells the Belleville News-Democrat the facility is framed and construction is nearly complete. The $3.8 million fire station will serve the campus and the city’s growing west side.…
Judge may cut ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s prison term
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge is set to decide whether to cut the 14-year prison term given to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich after an appellate court threw out several of his corruption convictions. A resentencing hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Chicago federal court. The 59-year-old Democrat will appear on a courtroom screen at…
Medical marijuana short signatures for Missouri ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A group backing medical marijuana in Missouri says it doesn’t have enough valid signatures but will go to court to get a proposed constitutional amendment on November’s ballot. New Approach Missouri campaign spokesman Jack Cardetti said Monday that the initiative is short about 2,200 signatures in a congressional district that…