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Missouri House committee advances higher education funding changes as part of budget proposal

4 months 2 weeks ago
The plan to completely overhaul the way Missouri funds higher education survived a committee vote Wednesday despite bipartisan misgivings about the impact on state colleges and universities. And the House Budget Committee also backed Chairman Dirk Deaton’s proposal to cut almost $52 million from child care payments and abandon plans to change how those payments […]
Rudi Keller

Gov. Kehoe approves $3.1 billion budget for state operations

4 months 2 weeks ago
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a $3.1 billion supplemental budget bill to fund state operations through the remainder of the 2026 fiscal year, which includes funding for public safety, disaster relief, social services, and federal grants related to the World Cup.
Nick Gladney

Thursday, March 12 - Empty homes, growing problems

4 months 2 weeks ago
The city recently learned the Federal Emergency Management Agency won't reimburse for the cost of demolishing most vacant buildings destroyed during the May 16 tornado, leaving the future of the buildings and the north city neighborhoods in limbo. But STLPR's Kavahn Mansouri reports, the vacant buildings in the path of the tornado are just the most recent chapter in the city's long history of vacancy issues.

Rain and storms take a break, turning windy into Friday

4 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - So far, four tornadoes have been confirmed in Illinois from Wednesday morning’s storms. They include an EF-1 tornadoes in Grafton, Moro, and in the Lenzburg/Fayetteville area. There was also a confirmed EF-0 in Williamson, IL. Rain and storms are done for a few days, thankfully. Much cooler Thursday with mostly sunny skies. [...]
Angela Hutti