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Francis Howell Board of Education bans teachers from talking to students about gender identity
O'FALLON, Mo. — Teachers and staff in the Francis Howell School District are now banned from speaking with students about issues involving gender identity unless they have permission from the parents or guardians. The decision came during a heated Board of Education meeting Thursday night. School leaders were also...
See Strange Creature Tracks Found Near Meramec River in Missouri
There have been stories for years of strange unexplained creature encounters near the Meramec River in Missouri. Now, there is some evidence to back up those claims. Video shows mammoth tracks that were found near this famous Missouri river. I'm not certain about the date that these tracks were found...
Semi driver linked to double fatality on Columbia's I-70 now facing additional charge
An additional charge is now filed against a semi driver for his role in a double fatality, multi-vehicle collision in Columbia earlier this month. Walter Montejo, 26, of Marshall, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, and driving with a revoked license. But on Friday, a superseding indictment was filed, adding a charge of operating a motor vehicle owned by another knowing the owner hadn’t maintained financial responsibility.
Kansas City teachers recognized for excellence; Split $230,000 in prize money
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Teachers are recognized for their winning ways in Kansas City classrooms. SchoolSmartKC announced the winners of the 2024 Excellence in Education Awards Thursday evening. The awards celebrate educators from the Kansas City Public School district. The teachers from both public charter and KCPS public schools...
Downtown Columbia eatery inspected after complaint made to health department
A complaint lodged against a downtown eatery with Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services meant another inspection for an establishment that recently had its regular inspections. A department inspector observed pests and signs of pests at Sub Shop, 209 S. Eighth St., near a grease trap and a food preparation table July 9. The restaurant had until Monday to remove pests and the conditions that allowed them in first place, along with providing documents of...
Mom-of-two found dead on airport conveyor belt at Chicago O’Hare by horrified airport worker
A WOMAN was found dead on a conveyor belt at a US airport by a horrified worker. Virginia Vinton was seen entering a restricted zone for employees at 2.30am on August 8 at Chicago O’Hare airport – and was later found dead by a Delta Airlines baggage handler. The mother-of-two was reported to have tragically […]
Exonerees in Missouri left with little to no financial support
ST. LOUIS — Even after Christopher Dunn's exoneration following decades of wrongful imprisonment, Missouri's restrictive laws leave him with almost no support. In just the last six years in Missouri, there have been nine people who have been exonerated after having been wrongfully convicted, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. Those people are Ricky Kidd released in 2019; Donald Nash, Jonathan Irons and Lawrence Callanan released in 2020; Kevin Strickland released in 2021; Keith Carnes released in 2022; and Lamar Johnson and Lamont Campbell released in 2023. The latest is Dunn, who was released in July.
Union sales tax returns up for the year
The City of Union saw its sales tax revenue increase in the 2023-24 budget year, but less than it has in the previous five years. In all, the city collected $2.74 million in sales tax revenue between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, according to figures released at the Board of Aldermen’s Monday meeting That was up from $2.69 million collected in the 2022-23 fiscal year, an increase of 2.03 percent.
Doe Run Raceway Results – 8/16/24
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 91M-Ryan Mueller[1]; 2. 26-Dane Sensel[7]; 3. 42B-Matt Bagby[4]; 4. 86-Kyle Touchette[3]; 5. 91-Liam Wilhoit[2]; 6. 70-Marissa Olmstead[9]; 7. (DNF) 14B-Brody Bridgeman[6]; 8. (DNS) 12C-Bella Coleman; 9. (DNS) 11B-Noah Buxton. Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 91M-Ryan Mueller[2]; 2. 91-Liam Wilhoit[4]; 3. 12C-Bella Coleman[3]; 4. 86-Kyle...
Remembering the Tipperary man who came 4th in the 1904 Olympic Games
Born in 1878 in Cappauniac, Bansha, Co Tipperary, Jack Holloway was the eldest son of Maurice Holloway and Grace (O'Neill). His father was a native of Cappauniac, and his mother was a native of Dromomarka, near Rossadrehid, Glen of Aherlow. They got married in Bansha Church on March 6, 1878. He attended Tankerstown National School.
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