Classes Canceled For Murdered Teacher’s Funeral
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Classes are canceled today at Horace Mann Elementary School to allow students and staff to attend the funeral of a murdered third grade teacher. Police say Jocelyn Peters was found shot to death in her Central West End apartment last week. The 30-year-old teacher was 7 months pregnant. So far there…
Legislature passes limits on paid political consulting
( KTRS ) The Missouri Legislature has passed the first bill in a package of legislation aimed at tightening ethics laws for lawmakers. The Senate voted 32-0 Tuesday to ban lawmakers and statewide elected officials from working as paid political consultants while they are in office. The legislation would prohibit office holders from getting paid…
Candidate filing for Missouri offices closes
( KTRS ) Candidate filing to run for Congress, the state Legislature and statewide offices in Missouri has ended. The secretary of state’s office reports almost 500 candidates filed to run for various offices this year. More Republicans are running than Democrats, with 255 GOP candidates and 197 Democratic hopefuls. St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former…
Missouri Senate panel considers higher ed, Medicaid spending
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri Senate panel has begun making changes to the House’s version of the state budget, but many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved. The Senate’s budget writers Tuesday left open questions about how to fund soaring Medicaid costs and higher education. Gov. Jay Nixon has said a 6…
Police: Man fatally shot while polishing wheels in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police say a man was fatally shot as he was polishing the wheels of his vehicle in the St. Louis neighborhood of Baden. St. Louis Police Lt. John Green said that two men got out of a car and opened fire on the man as he was working on his car…
Missouri Senators approve plan to boost higher education funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Senate budget writers have agreed to boost Missouri’s higher education spending, but the panel still is deliberating over budget cuts targeting the University of Missouri. Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer said Tuesday that providing a $55 million increase in core funding for colleges and universities would ensure students don’t pay…