( KTRS ) A St. Louis daycare business has lost its license after a 3-year-old boy was left unattended on a bus for several hours. Tahanica Scott, the child’s mother, says her son, Dallas Scott, was left on the bus from GSL Development Center for seven hours without food or water on Monday. The child…
( KTRS ) The Laclede Gas Company has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to adjust the ‘infrastructure system replacement surcharge’ on the bills of its natural gas customers. The comany says costs for natural gas pipeline replacements and relocations are not currently included in Laclede’s rates. The current IS-RS charge…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill to promote awareness and research on mental illness among medical students is moving forward in the Missouri House. House members gave initial approval in a voice vote Wednesday. Republican sponsor Rep. Keith Frederick says medical school students are at risk of depression and suicide but sometimes are concerned…
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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Troy Brouwer scored with 1:05 remaining in the third period and Brian Elliott made 16 saves to give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. St. Louis has won all four matchups between the teams this season. Coming off his first All-Star Game appearance,…
( KTRS ) Ferguson residents have mixed feelings about a proposed agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that calls for changes to police practices. About 100 people crammed into Ferguson City Hall chambers Tuesday for the first public meeting since the proposal was announced last week, more were turned away due to lack of space.…
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…