MISSOURI SCHOOLS SNOW DAYS PLAN

MISSOURI SCHOOLS MIGHT CATCH A BREAK WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING UP ALL THE DAYS MISSED DURING THAT MAJOR WINTER STORM.  A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE THAT WOULD FORGIVE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE DAYS MISSED DURING THE BLIZZARD FROM JANUARY 31st [...]

RATE HIKE PROPOSED FOR AMEREN MISSOURI

AMEREN MISSOURI HAS REQUESTED AN 11-PERCENT RATE HIKE IN ELECTRIC FEES. THE INCREASE WOULD RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $263 MILLION A YEAR, COSTING THE AVERAGE USER ABOUT $9.30 MORE PER MONTH.  THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE WILL DECIDE THE MATTER.  IT COMES AFTER AMEREN MISSOURI’S RECENT RATE [...]

FRIDAY SCHOOLS

CAMDENTON R-3 OPEN BUSES ON SNOW ROUTES IBERIA R-5 CLOSED MORGAN COUNTY R-1 STOVER CLOSED MORGAN COUNTY R-2 VERSAILLES CLOSED DIXON R-1 CLOSED

NO CHARGES AGAINST HEIR TO ANHEUSER

ST. LOUIS COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY NO CRIMINAL CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST AUGUST BUSCH IV IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND.  THE CORONER’S OFFICE HAS RULED IT AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE.  27-YEAR-OLD ADRIENNE MARTIN WAS FOUND DEAD LAST DECEMBER AT THE BUSCH ESTATE

LAKE AREA MAN ARRESTED

THE MILLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED AN IBERIA MAN WANTED ON A HOST OF FELONY CHARGES, INCLUDING STATUTORY RAPE.  36-YEAR-OLD ELVER JOHNSON JR. REMAINS IN CUSTODY IN LIEU OF $500-THOUSAND-DOLLARS BOND.  FURTHER DETAILS SURROUNDING THE ARREST HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.

NEW CHAIRMAN NAMED TO PSC

GOVERNOR JAY NIXON HAS NAMED KEVIN GUNN AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.  GUNN REPLACES ROBERT CLAYTON WHO STEPPED DOWN FROM THE POSITION WEDNESDAY BUT WILL REMAIN ON THE PSC.

THURSDAY SCHOOL CLOSINGS

*CAMDENTON R-3 SCHOOLS *SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE R-2 *OSAGE HEAD START LAKE OZARK *DIXON R-1 *MILLER COUNTY R-3 TUSCUMBIA *DOGWOOD HILLS STATE SCHOOL *ELDON R-1 *IBERIA R-5 *ST. ELIZABETH *MORGAN COUNTY R-1 STOVER *MORGAN COUNTY R-2 VERSAILLES *LAKE AREA INDUSTRIES OPEN – BUSES SNOW ROUTES [...]