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Dean Plocher ethics probe picks up steam as legislative session enters final weeks

3 weeks 2 days ago
A wide-ranging investigation into allegations of misconduct by the leader of the Missouri House appears to be escalating, with three more hearings scheduled this week. The House Ethics Committee has already met eight times since the beginning of March as part of its inquiry into the actions of Speaker Dean Plocher. Last week, a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Plocher’s inner circle, including his chief of staff, legislative assistant and top political consultant.  The committee…
Jason Hancock and Rudi Keller

What a partial eclipse looks like and where to watch it around St. Louis Monday

3 weeks 2 days ago
"The difference between 99% and a total solar eclipse is literally night and day," explained Will Snyder, manager of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the St. Louis Science Center. Synder's answer may not be what you want to read, if there is something keeping you out of the path of totality. But he said a partial eclipse is still worth seeing: "A partial eclipse is a cool experience, you see part of the sun's light blocked." Unlike people in totality, who will get to lose the glasses for a…
Tracy Hinson

Josh Schertz named Saint Louis University Billikens' new head basketball coach

3 weeks 3 days ago
Josh Schertz, the 2024 MVC Coach of the Year and the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year, will be formally announced Monday as the new head coach of the Saint Louis University Billikens men's basketball team, the university said Saturday. “I could not be more excited to be named the head coach at Saint Louis University,” Schertz said in a press release. SLU will introduce Schertz during a news conference open to the public at 10 a.m. Monday at Chaifetz Arena. Schertz succeeds Travis Ford,…
Genell Reynolds