MDN.ORG:
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG
Mo. Digital News
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Mo. Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG
Mo. Digital News
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Mo. Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Missouri Digital News
A governor's commission has recommended state funding to finance year-round pre-school programs at public schools.
The recommendation is preliminary at this point. The Commission on Early Childhood Development will meet again in mid-December to prepare a final report to the governor.
Top House and Senate leaders say no agreement was reached on a plan to get back on track the state's road construction program that is several bill dollars behind schedule.
The leaders met in a closed-door session Thursday to discuss the highway program and various proposals to boost funding -- including a statewide sales tax increase.
Senate President Pro Tem Bill McKenna said after the meeting that he was becoming less hopeful that a concensus solution would be reached by legislative leaders before the legislative session begins in January.
In addition to the tax increase, some lawmakers have proposed diverting tax refunds to highway construction. But that idea, like the tax hike, has met stiff opposition. Any accelerated funding plan that took extra tax money would be submitted to the voters, legislative leaders say.
The possibility of a West County Mall in St. Louis being eligible for $30 million in tax subsidies is prompting a top state senator to advocate for tougher tax subsidy laws.
St. Charles senator Steve Ehlmann wants to make it harder for businesses in wealthy areas to get tax subsidies.
Ehlmann wants the new laws to define tax financing and "blighted conditions."
See our radio story.
Federal scientists say access to methadone prescription should be made easier, despite tighter state regulations passed two months ago.
Heroin addicts who want to get off drugs need methadone to help in withdrawl stages.
Scientists say loosening the rules may make it easier for drug addicts to get help.
See our radio story.
Missouri's Attorney General has joined 37 other states in suing Toys 'R' Us for what the state's claim are illegal business practices.
The class-action lawsuit charges the company had engaged in efforts to block the sale of certain toys at other stores.
See our newspaper story for complete details.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Public Safety Department want the public's help to control angry drivers whose behavior can be dangerous.
The Patrol is calling on drivers to use their cellular phones and dial "Star-55" if they see a dangerous driver on the road.
Dangerous behaviors to keep an eye out for include speeding, tailgaiting, failing to yield, weaving in and out of traffic, screaming, honking, and flashing headlights.
These angry drivers have been deemed to have 'road rage,' aggressive driving that can result in accidents, injuries and deaths.
See our radio story for more information.
The MU Tigers easily defeated Baylor 42-24 -- ending the school's first winning football season since 1983 -- with a record of 7-4.
With Saturday's victory, the Tigers moved up in APs national ranking of college football teams -- from 25 to 21.
On Sunday, Kansas City defeated Denver with a field goal in the last play of the game.
It was a 54-yard field goal by Pete Stoyanovich that gave the Chiefs the victory over the heavily-favored Broncos with a 17-14 score.
The St. Louis Rams were defeated by Atlanta.