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St. Louis County taking back control of operations of main pet adoption facility
OLIVETTE, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Almost two years after it handed over its main animal shelter to a non-profit, St. Louis County will be taking back control of the operations. In December 2022, the Animal Protection Association (APA) took over the operations of the man St. Louis County Animal Shelter in Olivette. It came four years after an audit recommended a change in how the shelter should be run. In 2018, as part of that audit, the Missouri Department of Agriculture found the facility euthanized more than 1,000 dogs and cats in 2018, 25 percent of the pets it took in. The department also detailed incidents in which it claimed facility employees were requiring pet owners surrendering their animals to fill out paperwork indicating they agreed to their animal being euthanized, without knowing what they were signing.
Kansas City’s $424 million bond proposal would close, renovate and move schools
Superintendent Jennifer Collier understands why families weren’t inspired by the last Kansas City Public Schools building plan. “It really just felt like … trying to convince people why they should be OK with us taking away their school,” she said. A new plan to build at least two new schools and renovate others, reshuffle students […]
Hannibal School Board increases operating tax levy nearly 15 percent
HANNIBAL, Mo. — After spirited discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, the Hannibal School Board voted 4-3 in favor of an operating tax levy increase from $3.04 to $3.49 per $100. Tysa Coleman, J’Nelle Lee, Blane Mundle, and Stacey Graves voted in favor of the 14.8 percent increase, while Jeff...
Water main break occurs in south St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Crews were on the scene Wednesday morning as a water main break occurred in south St. Louis County. The break was first reported on Tuesday and involved a 30-inch water main along Hawkins-Fuchs Road and Meramec Bottom Road in Tesson Ferry Township. Hundreds of homes were impacted by the break. […]
Chiefs: Top 10 Changes in the 2024 Season
The changes to the Super Bowl winning team are abundant. Even after winnign it all for the second straight year in a row, the team’s leadership saw fit to make some necessary changes. He they are. . Special Teams coach, Dave Toub, has taken the forefront on who will...
Long-time Greene County Republican leader challenged by Springfield school board member
The leader of the Greene County Republican Central Committee was challenged for the first time in more than a decade Tuesday night. Danette Proctor, who has served as the committee chair since 2007, was challenged by Steve Makoski, a member of the Springfield school board. Makoski told the News-Leader he was seeking the leadership role as a way to provide a civil service and steer the party to be "more successful in educating our community" and electing...
Travis Kelce coins new catchphrase in mic'd up video from Chiefs training camp
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is known for his captivating presence on-camera, and never shies away from the limelight, especially at training camp. Though the Chiefs’ time in St. Joseph came to an end last week, a video of Kelce’s mic’d-up antics at Missouri Western State University was posted by the team’s official Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon.
Release from Cardinals could be end of the line for three-time All-Star
The St. Louis Cardinals took a chance on a low-risk, low-reward one-year, $2M deal with shortstop Brandon Crawford in early March.Well past his prime, the 37-year-old was unlikely to compete for a starting role, but the team was hoping that the former fourth-round pick would be a solid veteran presence for their younger infielders.Instead, the Cardinals are on the outside of the playoff picture, Crawford is having the worst season of his career and he's, perhaps, now running out of chances to extend his MLB playing days.The former longtime member of the San Francisco Giants was released by St. Louis...
Missouri woman arrested for scheme to defraud Presley family of Graceland
(The Center Square) – A Missouri woman was arrested on charges she allegedly created a scheme to attempt to defraud Elvis Presley’s family out of Graceland, his former residence. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, is accused of using several aliases and creating false documents claiming the late Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ daughter, had pledged Graceland as collateral for a loan that she failed to repay. “As part of the brazen scheme,...
Trenton Fire Department to host Rope Rescue training in October
A Rope Rescue: Awareness/Operations class is scheduled to take place at the Trenton Fire Department from October 1 through October 3. The Trenton Fire Department, Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District, and University of Missouri Extension Division of Fire and Rescue Training Institute are collaborating to host the in-person event, which will run daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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