Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Ferguson residents are voicing their concerns over the tentative agreement with the Department of Justice. The first of three public meetings was held Tuesday night to gather public feedback on the issue. It was standing room only, with many left waiting outside as the council chambers quickly filled to capacity. Several residents expressed…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and other city leaders want Missouri lawmakers to support plans to keep a federal spy agency from moving its regional headquarters to southern Illinois. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1SWvVhT ) reports that Slay was among those testifying Tuesday before a Missouri Senate panel considering a…
( KTRS ) Missouri’s economic development director has signed a $750 million export agreement with the country of Colombia. Under the deal, Missouri and Colombia agree to trade a combined $750 million worth of goods in the next five years. Gov. Nixon, Economic Development Director Mike Downing and other Missouri officials on the South America…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District says that partial treatment at the wastewater treatment plant in Fenton could resume as early as March. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/23Iicik ) reports that sewer district Operations Director Jonathon Sprague told district board members Tuesday morning that full treatment at the plant could resume…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A leading bond-rating company is downgrading the outlook of the University of Missouri System’s credit rating. Standard & Poor’s announced Monday that the outlook of the four-campus system’s AA+ credit rating has dipped from stable to negative. The agency says in a report that maintaining the current rating on the system’s…
( KTRS ) We may only be in the second month of the year, but St. Louis’ official homicide number has already reached fifteen. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Departments homicide statistics, released Tuesday, show there have already been six in the central patrol area and nine in the North Patrol area. All victims are…
CHICAGO (AP) – Comptroller Leslie Munger says Illinois is on track to fall $6.2 billion further into debt amid ongoing state budget gridlock. Munger said Tuesday that spending will outpace last year’s rates by $1.2 billion, and factored in a $5 billion revenue drop from the rolled back temporary income tax increase. Illinois has entered…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $6 million in grants to help nearly 1,000 Missourians whose homes were damaged by the winter flood. FEMA said Tuesday that the disaster grants will help pay for home repairs, temporary rental assistance and other needs stemming from the flooding in eastern…
CHICAGO (AP) – Medical marijuana sales in Illinois picked up in January as more dispensaries opened around the state. Program director Joseph Wright announced Tuesday that patients legally purchased more than $1.2 million in marijuana last month. Seven new dispensaries joined the program, bringing the total to 28 shops as of Tuesday. Wright says retailers…
The drop is despite commemorations of the 150th anniversaries of the end of the Civil War and the 16th president’s death