April 20, 2018
This is a developing story, check back for updates. Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com and Columbia Missourian Staff Gov. Eric Greitens faces a second felony charge in the city of St. Louis after St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged him Friday with computer tampering in connection with a donor list his campaign obtained from
[ Read More ]A Missouri House committee released an explicit report last week in which legislators from both sides of the aisle found accusations against Gov. Eric Greitens credible, kicking off an intense and hectic week in Jefferson City that nearly brought all official business to a halt. A House investigative committee released a report April 11 containing
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com Negotiations between the Mehlville School District and teachers seem to have gone smoother than last year, and the Board of Education approved an agreement last week. Members of the Mehlville National Education Association were set to vote on the contract Wednesday — after the Call went to press. If
[ Read More ]Pictured: The now-demolished Crestwood mall. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com UPDATE: House Bill 1236 passed out of the Local Government Committee Wednesday 8-2 and will go to a full vote of the House next week. Stay tuned for more in the April 26 print edition of the Call. A bill that would give school
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County and city voters could double the taxes they pay to the St. Louis Zoo if they approve a new sales tax for a zoo expansion in north county. The zoo is asking the County Council to approve a new sales tax of one-eighth of 1 cent.
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville Fire Protection District responded last week to what they eventually called a three-alarm fire at the Meramec Energy Center coal plant in Oakville, as seen in this photo from the Rock Community Fire Protection District. Ameren Missouri officials said the April 9 fire was minor and didn’t
[ Read More ]Newly elected Mehlville Board of Education members Lisa Messmer, left, and Tori Behlke celebrate their election victories in Oakville April 3. Two seats were up for election on the school board, and Messmer and Behlke ran as a slate. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com Newcomers Tori Behlke and Lisa Messmer defeated former board
[ Read More ]By Kathryn Hardison, Kaitlin Washburn and Gloria Lloyd JEFFERSON CITY — As an intense and hectic day wound down at the Capitol Wednesday, it was hard to keep track of how many lawmakers called for Gov. Eric Greitens to resign. The sentiment was shared on both sides of the aisle after a special House committee
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com Ismaine Ayouaz has worked for years to get elected to the Crestwood Board of Aldermen, and it happened last week when he defeated incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Timothy Anderson to become Ward 4’s next alderman. Ayouaz defeated Anderson with 419 votes, or 58.85 percent of the vote, to Anderson’s
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com Ann McMunn is no stranger to appearing before the Board of Aldermen, but she’ll be on the other side of the dais after she won election last week. McMunn won the race for Ward 1 alderman against Joseph “Joe” Stewart III. McMunn earned 175 votes, or 58.33 percent of
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