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Travis Ford fired as head coach of SLU Billikens basketball team after A-10 loss

1 year ago
Travis Ford, the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens mens basketball team for eight seasons, was fired Wednesday night following the team's 83-73 loss to Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 tournament. "There's a lot going through (my mind). First and foremost, my players—and I'm proud of how we finished the year—and my coaches," Ford told KSDK. Ford was hired by SLU in March 2016. Before joining the Billikens, Ford had head-coaching stints at Oklahoma State, Massachusetts, Eastern Kentucky…
Jacob Kuerth

Missouri Senate strikes deal to boost public-school funding in private-school tax-credit bill

1 year ago
Missouri Senate Democrats ended their filibuster Tuesday of a bill that seeks to expand the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program — agreeing to let the legislation come to a vote after Republicans added provisions boosting public school funding and teacher retention efforts. The bill receiving first-round approval in the Senate Tuesday evening is the second version to come to the floor this week. The original 12-page bill ballooned to 76 pages before expanding to 153 pages Tuesday after…
Annelise Hanshaw