ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – J.J. Frazier scored 16 points to lead Georgia’s strong 3-point attack and the Bulldogs beat Missouri 77-59 on Wednesday night for their first Southeastern Conference win. Frazier made four of six 3-pointers. Yante Maten had 15 points and Charles Mann added 14 for Georgia (8-4, 1-1 SEC), which made 11 of…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Rams will not renew contracts of five assistant coaches including Jeff Garcia, who lasted one year as an offensive assistant. Others who won’t be back are wide receivers coach Ray Sherman, running backs coach Ben Sirmans, assistant strength and conditioning coach Adam Bailey and assistant special teams coach…
BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) – Macy’s plans to close a store in Columbia that employs 81 people and a call center in Bridgeton that employs 750 people. The closings are among about 4,800 job cuts the Cincinnati-based department store chain detailed Wednesday, citing slumping sales. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1ONFrTw ) the Bridgeton call center…
( KTRS ) Legislative leaders say providing resources to help with flood recovery efforts is a top priority. Missouri Department of Transportation spokesman Matt Hiebert says the agency still is assessing the extent of damage from the rare winter flood. But Hiebert says the agency so far has identified three or four locations where pavement has…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Sentencing is scheduled for April for a St. Louis health inspector who has admitted in federal court that he accepted a bribe from a grocery store owner in connection with his job. Fifty-year-old Kevin Huntspon of St. Louis pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony bribery county. Huntspon admitted that a year…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Bosnian immigrant formerly from Illinois has been sentenced to three years in prison for giving money to terror groups in Iraq and Syria. Jasminka Ramic pleaded guilty in September to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis. Ramic is among…
OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Four relatives of a south St. Louis County woman fatally shot while sitting on her back porch last summer have filed a lawsuit against a neighbor they believe is responsible for her death. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1PeDz0C ) the wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court…
( KTRS ) Gov. Jay Nixon says the state’s temporary tax amnesty program will bring in $35 million this year. Last year, lawmakers had assumed giving taxpayers three months to pay delinquent taxes without penalties would bring in about twice that amount. The money is still enough to expand dental benefits for 282,000 low-income Missourians.…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are set to discuss issues ranging from how to repair state roads and bridges to laws on abortion, when the 2016 session begins Wednesday. Legislative leaders say tightening state laws on ethics will be a top priority. Proposals on the table include banning lobbyist gifts to lawmakers. Other bills lawmakers have proposed include…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says changing ethics laws is a priority during his final legislative session as the state’s top executive. During a Tuesday press conference on the eve of the 2016 session, Nixon said he wants to restore campaign contribution limits and ban lobbyist gifts. Other changes Nixon recommended included…