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Dan McLaughlin out as Cardinals broadcaster after recent DWI

2 years ago
St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin and Bally Sports Midwest have announced he will be stepping away from broadcasting.  McLaughlin, 48, was charged in early December by the Creve Couer Police Department as a persistent offender with one count of driving while intoxicated, a Class E felony, and one misdemeanor count of failing to drive within a single lane. He was previously charged and pleaded guilty to two DWIs, one in 2010 and one in 2011.  In 2010, he was sentenced to two years…
Alli Hebel

St. Louis aldermen weigh stripping their authority to recommend subsidies for projects

2 years ago
Legislation being considered by the city of St. Louis would strip aldermen of authority to recommend specific subsidy amounts for projects in their wards, a departure from long-standing practice that follows the corruption convictions earlier this year of three aldermen on tax abatement and other schemes. The board bill, from Alderman Shane Cohn, was heard Thursday at the Board of Aldermen's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee. He indicated it could change some, including with input…
Jacob Kirn

3 startups win follow-on funding from Arch Grants to expand locally

2 years ago
Arch Grants, the St. Louis nonprofit that provides equity-free grants to startups, is giving a second round of funding to three of its portfolio companies. The startup funder said Thursday it is providing $100,000 grants to three of its St. Louis-based portfolio companies through its Growth Grants program, which gives follow-on funding to help previous Arch Grants winners expand locally. Thursday's announcement follows Arch Grants' announcement in November that it had awarded grants to 23 companies…
Nathan Rubbelke

St. Mary's High School inks deal with Archdiocese to remain open, will change school name

2 years ago
Updated with information from Thursday morning press conference. St. Mary's High School, the 91-year-old, Catholic boys' school that had been slated to close after this school year, has found new life. The school has inked a three-year lease with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, found a new religious sponsor and chosen a new name as it becomes an independent Catholic school. The Archdiocese said in September that it would close St. Mary's, as well as Rosati-Kain High School, an all-girls school in…
Diana Barr

St. Louis Public Schools vote to sponsor Confluence Academies

2 years ago
During its meeting Tuesday, St. Louis’ Board of Education approved a partnership agreement to sponsor Confluence Academies for four years. The agreement means Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) will provide oversight for the Confluence schools, which will still be governed by an independent board. Confluence's current sponsor, the University of Missouri-Columbia, is ending its sponsorship of charter schools after this school year. Charter schools are tuition-free schools of choice that are publicly…
Travis Cummings, KSDK