It is settled law in Missouri that those seeking to amend the state constitution or law through the initiative petition process must wait a day after the general election to …
Federal prosecutors in Cape Girardeau have announced charges against a former Missouri police officer for violating two people's civil rights and then lying about it to the FBI. The indictment filed yesterday against former Piedmont Police Department officer Woodrow Massa, 66, alleges that Massa arrested and detained two people "despite the absence of an arrest warrant or probable cause.” Piedmont is a town of about 2,000 in the Ozark Foothills, about 80 miles west of Cape Girardeau.
GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey appears full steam ahead for Scooter’s Coffee to locate there in the future. On Tuesday night the Village Board approved a business grant for $20,000 to go toward the project, which will locate at 5330 Godfrey Road. Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick said a house is positioned in that area now but will be torn down. The mayor said the dollars from the village will come out of a business district fund set up 12 years ago to help existing businesses and new businesses coming into the village. He said Jim Mager, director of economic development for the village, felt the $20,000 would be of help in their estimated $600,000 to build the business out. “Godfrey has some good coffee places and this will be a nice addition,” Mayor McCormick said. “Godfrey is trying to create an environment that welcomes business to our community. I learned right away serving as a trustee, then as mayor that the Village of Godfrey runs on sales tax money and
The St. Louis Cardinals will face the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend at Busch Stadium in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
This series will see a rematch of the 2011 National League Divison Series where the Cardinals beat the Phillies, eventually winning the World Series that year.
This year, the Phillies hold the edge after winning four out of seven games against the Cardinals this season.
The National League Wild Card Series will take place Oct. 7-9 at Busch Stadium and will be televised…
While signing the income-tax-cut legislation Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the estimated $760 million reduction, when fully phased in, will be “the largest tax cut in the state's history.”
Job openings in the Midwest, which includes Missouri and Illinois, fell sharply in August, the U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday, a sign the labor market and economy are starting to cool.
The FCC is finally starting to toughen up when it comes to tackling our nationwide robocall scourge. The agency announced this week that it will soon kick seven voice-over IP providers out of its database of trusted carriers if they continue to fail to implement safeguards against robocalls: “This is a new era. If a […]
The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, resulting in delays for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line.
GODFREY - Godfrey Fire Protection District firefighters responded at 8:54 a.m. Wednesday for a gas smell call at Evangelical School at 1212 West Homer Adams Parkway in Godfrey. Once they arrived, they discovered a gas leak in a mechanical area on the first floor. Students were already evacuated and were dismissed from school after the gas leak and picked up by designated individuals for each family. Ameren Illinois was called to the school along with a local heating and cooling expert. The Godfrey Fire Protection District turned the situation over to those two, Godfrey Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Dave Bellito said. Evangelical made this announcement at 10 a.m. Wednesday to families: “Evangelical families, our students, and staff were evacuated from the building a short time ago due to the concern of a gas leak. The leak has been confirmed, and it is unsafe to return to the building. Please, at this time, come to your normal pick-up location to get your children. Please
This is another picture from my astronomy session on Sunday night—but it's not a photo of the sky. Since everything was going well, I let the telescope camera run for as long as I could and ended up staying until about 6 am. That made it a very long night, but it also meant that ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Here is a routine cri de coeur about the national debt over at National Review: We are doomed: Bottom-line: the party’s over. Current levels of federal borrowing are completely untenable. America’s flirtation with Modern Monetary Theory must come to an end. And we better course correct quickly. Otherwise, we might soon be staring down the ...continue reading "Who’s afraid of the national debt?"
From St. Louis Business Journal: The city of St. Louis has begun to advance a slate of subsidies that could be granted to the $325 million entertainment, restaurant and retail complex proposed along the Mississippi River in north St. Louis. The 67.5-acre Lighthouse Point project at 11000 Riverview Drive, on the border of St. Louis […]
Eligible families who have not claimed the Child Tax Credit still have more time to use a simple tool to file. Officials say it helps make it easier for families to file for the funds.
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