Deer hunting with a bow and arrow starts Tuesday across the state. The season lasts through mid-January with a two-week break in November for the regular gun season. Jeff Cockerham with the State Conservaton Department says there are plenty of deer in the state, and the Conservation Department is distributing more antlerless permits in mostly the northern half of the state. He says that should increase hunters’ chances for bagging one this season.
Former Presidential Candidate Campaigns For Talent
September 28, 2002 By
The parade of nationally known political figures campaigning for candidates in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race goes on. Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole appeared at a campaign event Saturday in Dexter, in Southeast Missouri, for Republican Senate Candidate Jim Talent. Dole was the Republican nominee for President in 1996. Last week, the current Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, stumped at an event in Kansas City for Senator Jean Carnahan. President George W. Bush has visited Missouri on behalf of Talent, as has former President George Bush. Several Cabinet Secretaries have also visited Missouri on behalf of the former St. Louis area Congressman.
Child’s Death Prompts Call For Probe Of Foster Care System
September 28, 2002 By
The death of a two-year old foster child in Springfield prompts Governor Bob Holden to ask for an independent investigation of the state foster care system. The Springfield News-Leader forced the Division of Family Services to release information that indicates the Division had not followed all of its foster care policies in the boy’s case – although the division earlier claimed that it did. And, documents released in court yesterday indicate the information the Division put out on Wednesday as “complete,” did not mention that two official requests had been made a week before the boy died that he be removed from his foster home.
Number Of West Nile Cases Continues To Climb
September 27, 2002 By
The number of West Nile Virus cases in Missouri has reached 125. The State Health Department reports the latest six victims are 13 to 92 years old; half are men, and they are scattered throughout the state. Missouri has more than 5.6-Million people. The Department says people need to remember to wear insect repellant when they’re outdoors during the daytime or early evenings, or cover their skin with clothing and spray the clothing and get rid of breeding sites for mosquitoes.
New Cards Stadium Proposal Reduces Development Promises
September 27, 2002 By
The latest proposal for a new Cardinals ballpark in St. Louis drastically cuts back on the economic development part of the plan and has no guarantees of the kind of development originally suggested last year. The newest plan put on the Cardinals table guarantees development of two blocks, not six only a few retail shops and little housing. The new plan relies heavily on private capital. The Legislature earlier this year rejected a plan that would have had the state, the city, and St. Louis County paying 60 percent of the costs.
