OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. (AP) – After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed to sell their homes to the government for demolition so they could move to higher ground. With the paperwork finally coming together last spring on a partial state match for the buyouts of 111 properties, many…
( KTRS ) The University of Missouri system’s governing board met for three hours in closed session Wednesday night, but ended with no announcement. The Board of Curators held an emergency session yesterday evening amid racial tensions on the Columbia campus. The tensions have fueled protests that led to the resignation of Missouri President Tim Wolfe and…
( KTRS ) The cities of Oakland, San Diego and St. Louis made their pitches, yesterday, to save their teams from moving to Los Angeles. Officials from those cities spoke to a number of the league’s committees about preventing the potential relocation of their teams, Gov. Jay Nixon and his stadium task force presented their…
COLUMBIA (AP) – A University of Missouri professor who challenged his students to show up for class despite fears over racially-motivated threats of violence or risk missing an exam says he has offered his resignation. Dale Brigham told The Associated Press by email Wednesday that he ultimately backtracked and told students they could take the…
Two St. Louis veterans are included among more than 130 veterans to receive keys to a newly-refurbished vehicle this Veterans Day. Several businesses have come together for Progressive’s third annual “Keys to Progress” event. Former Army Sergeant Sabrina Goodenough has faced a series of obstacles since returning home from duty, of which includes unreliable transportation. “This is just…
St. Louis, MO Â (KTRS) Â Enterprise Rent-A-Car is once again being recognized. For the tenth time in twelve years, the St. Louis-based company has earned the top spot in the J.D. Power North American Rental Car Satisfaction Study. National Car Rental ranked second while Alamo Rent A Car ranked third. This is the fourth consecutive year…
Fox Lake, IL (KTRS) Â Prosecutors in northern Illinois are contacting attorneys whose clients pleaded guilty or were convicted in cases involving a police officer who authorities say committed suicide after years of embezzling from a police-sponsored youth program. The Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim says there are over a dozen prosecutions since 2008 involving…
Columbia, MO  (KTRS)  A suspect is in custody in connection with the social media threats directed at black students and faculty at the University of Missouri. Police say 19-year-old Hunter M. Park was arrested early Wednesday morning  at a residence hall at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, where he’s a student.  Park is…
