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St. Louis Public Schools putting a temporary stop to district-issued credit card spending

1 year 6 months ago
Saint Louis Public Schools is making changes when it comes to spending at the central office. A new credit card freeze is one of several changes the district is making as it works to regain trust. Former Superintendent Keisha Scarlett had a credit card, and several of her staffers did, too. Records show they were used for flights and flight upgrades, hotels, restaurants, and Lyft and Uber rides. There are also transactions for flowers, Door Dash and multiple trips to Bath and Body Works.  While…
Brent Solomon

AT&T Refuses To Upgrade Millions Of DSL Customers To Fiber Despite Untold Billions In Taxpayer Subsidies And Government Favors

1 year 6 months ago
Four years years ago AT&T, a company that, for years, cheapened out on upgrading its broadband lines to fiber, effectively stopped selling DSL. While that’s understandable given the limitations of the dated copper-based tech, the problem is that thanks to concentrated telecom monopolization, many of these customers were left without any replacement options due to a […]
Karl Bode

Police cruiser in multi-vehicle crash at Union and Natural Bridge

1 year 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A police officer was involved in a multi-vehicle crash early this morning. The collision happened around 1 a.m. at Union Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue. The police cruiser sustained minor damage, and the reported injuries were also minor. Officials have not yet released details about what caused the crash.
Joe Millitzer

Campaign committee controlled by KC mayor requested poll he denied involvement in

1 year 6 months ago
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas initially denied knowing who paid for a poll seemingly designed to sink North Kansas City’s chances of landing a new Royals baseball stadium. But newly obtained documents show the poll was commissioned by Lucas’ own re-election campaign. The poll was released in August 2023 and showed 70% of Clay County […]
Allison Kite

Gradual warming trend and widespread rain for Saturday

1 year 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Another cold start and clouds have increased across the region. A warm front across southern Missouri lifts north to just south of the I-70 corridor, which will allow for a bit of a warmup today.  Highs in the metro should reach the low 40s with warmer temperatures to near 50 in our [...]
Jaime Travers

Latest KU vs. MU hoops border war schooled us in the new language of college sports

1 year 6 months ago
Many college basketball fans in Kansas and Missouri will remember Sunday’s game between the Jayhawks and Tigers in Columbia for years. There was history to digest from Mizzou’s 76-67 win. First, there was KU’s dropping two games as the national No. 1 in one week to unranked opponents. That hasn’t happened to any team since 2003. Years […]
Eric Thomas