Fall enrollment a mixed bag for Missouri’s colleges and universities

by Alisa Nelson | Nov 23, 2021 | Education, News

The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has released figures showing enrollment declined for some of the state’s public colleges and universities this fall while others increased in their student population. The University of Missouri-St....

Kinder describes the late Wayne Goode “as one of the real giants in the Missouri Senate” (AUDIO)

by admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Education, History, Legislature, News, Transportation

Political figures on both sides of the aisle are praising the legacy of longtime Missouri lawmaker Wayne Goode, D-Normandy, who died Saturday at the age of 83. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reports Goode died from leukemia. Goode served 42 years in the...

Missouri audit: Charter school exec exaggerated attendance to get $1.4 million in extra state aid

by Alisa Nelson | Oct 29, 2019 | Education, Legislature, News

A new audit says the leader of a now-closed St. Louis charter school significantly inflated student attendance for at least three school years to get $1.4 million in additional state funding. State Auditor Nicole Galloway tells Missourinet Michael Malone, who was...

Central Missouri and Missouri-St. Louis men’s golf teams advance to NCAA nationals after finishing 2nd and 3rd at regionals

by Bill Pollock | May 7, 2015 | Sports Features

Central Missouri men’s golf place second at the NCAA Super Regional Tournament at Cog Hill Country Club in Lemont, IL. For the third time in the last five years, the University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s golf team has earned a spot in the NCAA Division II...

Upsets at the Great Lakes Valley women’s tourney…top seeded Drury University falls late, seventh seeded Truman State shocks defending champ

by Bill Pollock | Mar 7, 2014 | Sports Features

NO. 8 MARYVILLE 56, NO. 1 DRURY 55 Maryville University has advanced to Saturday’s semifinals of the  GLVC Championship Tournament following a late bucket by senior Samantha Robinson to get the victory over top-seeded Drury University on Thursday at the Ford...