by admin | Feb 28, 2005 | News
Trout fishermen gearing up for tomorrow morning’s opener at the state’s four trout parks need to be aware of some changes to the rules this year. Anglers will now be able to keep only four, instead of five, trout each day. The Conservation...
by admin | Feb 28, 2005 | Crime / Courts
The Reeds Spring School District is being sued by a former elementary school teacher who says she was fired when she took too much maternity leave. Ex-teacher Katherine Strickland wants lost wages and other damages. She accuses the disrict of violating the Family and...
by admin | Feb 28, 2005 | Legislature
The name-change bill should come before the House this week, as lawmakers expect another battle between supporters of Southwest Missouri State University and the University of Missouri. House Speaker Rod Jetton of Marble Hill vows to let the bill come before the body...
by admin | Feb 28, 2005 | Education
Missouri’s Education Commissioner is pleased with the progress being made at the Capitol to find a solution to the school funding formula problem. A concensus seems to be forming among the members of the Joint Legislative Committee on Education as they mull over...
by admin | Feb 28, 2005 | Crime / Courts
Both sides in the Skidmore murder and baby-kidnapping case have asked that the trial be put off until April of 2006. The trial of Lisa Montgomery had been scheduled to start in a couple of weeks. Montgomery’s lawyer says he’ll need the extra 13 months to...