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Illinois School Districts File Suit Against State for Funding
SPRINGFIELD, Il. (KMOX) – Seventeen Illinois school districts claim in a lawsuit that the state has failed to adequately fund public education. Some Metro East superintendents joined counterparts from...
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Chris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: Mehlville Girls Wrestling
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The girls on the Mehlville High School Wrestling Team count themselves lucky. They are fortunate because their male teammates support them, and blessed because their coach is leading...
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Rauner: Stopping State-Worker Paychecks Would Hurt Families
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration contends Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s attempt to stop state employee paychecks amid the budget crisis is ill-timed and...
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Gov. Greitens Allows Religious Groups to Receive State Grants
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMOX) – Governor Eric Greitens is reversing a state policy preventing religious organizations and schools from receiving grant money from Missouri’s Department of Natural...
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Plan to End Tax Break for Missouri Seniors, Disabled Stalls
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Senate budgeters are moving forward as if a plan to eliminate a tax break for low-income seniors and disabled renters will fail. Republican Chairman Dan Brown on...
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Chris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: Nate Rainge, Wheelchair Athlete
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Nate Rainge is the most decorated track and field athlete in O’Fallon Township High School history. He is a six-time state champion, but for college he’s sticking with his first love...
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Rauner: Expanding Abortion Coverage Too Controversial
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says he no longer supports expanding abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients because it’s too controversial and Illinois needs to focus on other...
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Jose Cuervo Throwing Cinco de Mayo Party in Mexico, Missouri
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The once-obscure holiday marking a 19th century-battle between Mexico and invading French forces is now a regular celebration in the U.S., where party-goers flock to bars for...
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Missouri Expungement Fees Could Violate State Constitution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday warned that a new law that allows more people to request criminal record expungements and raise those application fees could...
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Budget Stalemate Effecting Towns in Illinois
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. (KMOX) – The failure of Illinois lawmakers and Governor Bruce Rauner to agree on a state budget for two-and-a-half years is taking a toll in towns across the state. East St. Louis...
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Mo. Auditor Releases State Health Report
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMOX) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has released a report examining the state’s performance in some key areas such as the economy, education and health. Just more than 22...
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VIDEO: ‘Hero’ Citizen Attacks Knife-Wielding Robber at Starbucks
FRESNO, Calif. (KMOX) – A customer of a central California Starbucks was stabbed in the neck as he thwarted an armed robber Thursday. Cregg Jerri, 58, was sitting in the Starbucks when a man – wearing...
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Missouri Prepares to Execute Its 2nd Inmate of 2017
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Attorneys for a Missouri inmate scheduled for execution Tuesday warn that the state is preparing to execute a potentially innocent man. Marcellus Williams, 48, was convicted of fatally...
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Busch Stadium To Host Mizzou, MO State Baseball Game
ST. LOUIS (CARDINALS) – The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Busch Stadium will host a NCAA Division I baseball matchup between the University of Missouri Tigers and the Missouri State...
View ArticlePetersen leaves Boise State football for Washington
Washington has its new head football coach, Chris Petersen. He left Boise State on Friday, where he was 92-12 in eight seasons with the Broncos. The Huskies made the announcement Friday morning after...
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5 Best Football Games To Watch On The Rams Bye Week
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The football withdrawals of a St. Louis Rams bye week can make for a bland weekend. Like many other local fans, I have a less satisfying weekend without Rams football. Especially...
View ArticleChris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: State Basketball Playoffs #TBT
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – There won’t be any talk of a KMOX Spotlight curse thanks to the performances of Althoff Catholic High School and Incarnate Word Academy. The boys of Althoff and girls of Incarnate...
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Old Timey Baseball Player or Old Timey State Senator
Chris has quite the database of some of the oddest names you have ever heard.
View ArticleChris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: Parkway Central Tennis
CHESTERFIELD (KMOX) – There’s no easy way for the Parkway Central Colts to describe their District Championship match last week. Parkway had a 2-1 lead over the Lafayette Lancers after the doubles...
View ArticleChris Hrabe’s High School Spotlight: Rockwood Summit Boys Soccer
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Rockwood Summit Boys Soccer team is in the middle of its deepest playoff run in program history. Friday the Falcons play in its first ever Missouri State Championship semi-final...
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