KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Jewish human rights group alleges the University of Missouri is “missing in action” when it comes to addressing anti-Semitism on campus. Simon Wiesenthal Center officials made the complaint in a letter to the university system’s interim president Mike Middleton. The group says a review of some 7,400 pages of…
(KTRS) – A lockdown is over at Belleville East High School after a police chase ended on the school’s campus. School officials say that police were engaged in a chase, when two suspects hopped out of their vehicle on the campus and tried to run from officers. Both suspects were captured and the lockdown was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A new initiative is underway aimed at reducing St. Louis’ vacant lot problem. This morning Mayor Francis Slay announced the “Mow To Own Program.” “We’re giving lots like this one for just $125 to next door neighbors who promise to maintain them. LRA will transfer the land and the title to…
( KTRS ) Missouri senators have voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a proposal to rein in the amount of money lawmakers aim to provide to K-12 schools. The bill would set a cap on what lawmakers consider adequate school funding, which is used as a goal during budgeting. Planned basic aid for…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A man who authorities say was texting when he struck and killed a pedestrian in Granite City, and then drove off, has been sentenced to 4 { years in prison. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 24-year-old Travis Crain of Madison was sentenced Tuesday on a charge of failing to report an…
