The SMS Lady Bears ripped through Wichita State 80-48 in Wichita. Both teams were 5-3 in the Missouri Valley conference coming into the contest. The Lady Bears upped their overall mark to 10-8. Kari Koch had a career night, scoring a game-high 25 points. Jenni Lingor wasn’t going to be ignored, scoring 20 points for the Lady Bears.
Racing For Cold Ones
January 31, 2003 By
If ever there were a fan favorite to win the Daytona 500, it’s St. Louis native Rusty Wallace. The NASCAR driver’s sponsor, who is a beer company, will give every fan of legal drinking age at the race, a free six-pack if he wins. Wallace has never taken the checkered flag at Daytona. This year’s race is February 16th.
Martz’s Power Won’t Change
January 31, 2003 By
Mike Martz’s power won’t change despite the Ram’s 7-9 record this past season. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the team has decided to leave Martz with all the control he had coming into the disappointing 2002 campaign. Odds from Las Vegas have the rams with the second best odds to win Super Bowl XXXVII at 6:1. Philadelphia is 5:1. The Chiefs are 25:1 picks.
State Auditor Could Re-Examine Child Abuse Hotline Operations
January 31, 2003 By
Reports that a father claims he called the state’s child abuse hotline 40 times before his children were taken away from their mother and her boyfriend prompt State Auditor Claire McCaskill to examine hot line operations for the second time in three years. The man, from Jackson County, says he thinks the mother and boyfriend were abusing his two daughters. McCaskill says she’s frustrated that the system is not making the major improvements it needs to make.
Missouri House Prepares To Mull Over Governor’s Tobacco Bond Proposal
January 31, 2003 By
It could be the middle of next week before we know whether the Missouri House will take up Governor Holden’s tobacco bond proposal. House Speaker Catherine Hanaway still wants clarification on the type of bonds would be issued and the risk the state faces. And, Hanaway doesn’t think much of Holden’s challenge that Republicans should come up with an alternative if they don’t like his plan. She says he made the same challenge last session when Republicans blocked use of the Rainy Day Fund and she says not only did they give Holden alternatives, state revenue came in better than expected. Holden has challenged legislators: either support turning national tobacco settlement funds into bonds to fill a $350-Million shortfall or he will cut deeply into education. Hanaway says Republicans have suggested using only a portion of the $350-Million this fiscal year and holding some in reserve for next year – an alternative that she says the Governor has refused to consider.
