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Gov. Mike Parson signing bills focusing on education and entertainment today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Mike Parson will be in the St. Louis area for two ceremonial bill signings Tuesday, focusing on education and entertainment.Governor Parson will sign House Bill 2, the state education bill, Tuesday afternoon at Marquette High School. The bill details how funding for Missouri schools will be divided up for this fiscal year.Figures show the total education bill approaching $10.4 billion. That is an increase of more than $2.9 billion, or close to a 39% jump in education funding over last year's education bill. Former Belleville resident one of 3 Marines killed in Osprey crash in Australia The largest single allocation appears to be more than $1.9 billion distributed to public schools through the American Rescue Plan Act.$450 million in American Rescue Plan funds will be used for child care programs. Nearly $232 million will be used to fund school transportation.Money will also be used to address supply chain issues with school nutrition progr...

'Citizens for Modern Transit' promoting free transit pass offer now through Sept. 15

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - 'Citizens for Modern Transit' wants you to get "back in the groove" as students head back to school.They're promoting a free one-month transit pass during October. They have 250 passes for those who register by September 15. Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals Street teams will be out during the morning commute in Kiener Plaza, at the Cortex Innovation Community, and at the Tyson Plant in St. Clair County.

6th Ward town hall meeting on public safety taking place tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The sixth ward in St. Louis City is having a town hall meeting on public safety on Tuesday.The new St. Louis 6th Ward Alderwoman, Daniela Velazquez, is hosting it. She and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Tracy will discuss public safety and brainstorm ideas with community members. Former Belleville resident one of 3 Marines killed in Osprey crash in Australia It's Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Afghan Community Center and Chamber of Commerce. Light refreshments and childcare will be provided.

MoDOT hosting meeting on I-70 expansion today in Warrenton, Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

WARRENTON, Mo. - MoDOT is having another meeting in a series of meetings on Tuesday on plans to improve Interstate 70.The first one was held last night at Wentzville City Hall. Lawmakers approved $2.8 billion to expand the interstate to three lanes from Wentzville to Blue Springs. Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday's open house meeting is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Warren County Administration Building in Warren.

First responders and military personnel undergoing counterterrorism training Tuesday and Wednesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis law enforcement, first responders, and military personnel will undergo counterterrorism training Tuesday and Wednesday.The 'Readiness Lab' is a private group that handles emergency response. They train for situations involving guns, chemical, and nuclear threats. Former Belleville resident one of 3 Marines killed in Osprey crash in Australia They also have courses in evacuation, medical response, and notifying civilians of an emergency. The counterterrorism training will be conducted at the St. Charles Convention Center, Busch Stadium, and Top Golf.

CBD coffee shop in Platt Park targets fall opening

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

A new Platt Park coffee shop is going all in on CBD.Lindsey Sozio, owner of Lavender Coffee Boutique, is opening a one-stop-shop for CBD coffee, teas, and retail items at 1219 S. Pearl St. this fall.“CBD is a really interesting opportunity,” Sozio said. “It’s been around, it’s not an easy space to play in, and we don’t feel like anyone is doing it well enough.”Lavender Coffee Boutique isn’t the first Denver coffee shop to offer CBD. Blue Sparrow, for example, sells a CBD iced latte, and SloHi Coffee can add CBD into any cup of joe and sells Sträva CBD coffee beans.Sozio said Lavender’s beans are sourced from Costa Rica and Peru, and are infused with 15 mg of CBD per serving, as opposed to adding an oil to the brewed coffee as some shops do.Lavender will also sell her favorite CBD products like face lotions and bath salts. And traditionalists will still be able to get CBD-free coffee.“We’re just a regular local coffee shop that’s a really nice environment to come into and we’ve got t...

CSU Rams eye Year 2 leap under Jay Norvell: “There’s not a team on our schedule we don’t match up well against.”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

From 3-9 to the Fiesta Bowl in a single season?It may sound like lunacy to those outside Fort Collins, but not to Jay Norvell.The second-year Rams boss believes that leap wouldn’t be a miracle as he attempts to make the Rams, who haven’t been bowling since 2017, relevant again.“We expect to win,” the second-year Rams head coach told The Post. “Is that seven games, is that eight games, is that nine games? I don’t know. I just know this: We’re better at every position, we’re a full inch taller at every position. I can’t say that at any program that I’ve ever been in. Physically, our profile is more of what (my staff) looks for.“And I also know this: The winner of our (Mountain West) conference has a heck of a chance to play in the Fiesta Bowl. And that’s pretty good motivation for anybody.”Norvell has a blueprint he’s following. After going 3-9 in his first year at Nevada in 2017, he went 8-5 the next ...

Keeler: If Stan Kroenke gave Dick Monfort $3 billion to get away from Rockies, it would be Denver’s best sports swap since John Elway in ’83.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

Enos Stanley Kroenke’s plucky little basketball squad just went out and Oppenheimered Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Pat Riley. Future GOAT. Whiny GOAT. Old GOAT. Ancient GOAT. In that order.You think he’d be scared of the stinking Dodgers?You think he’d moan about the Padres’ payroll?You think he’d let the Diamondbacks out-draft and out-develop him?You think he’d stand in front of his customers over the winter and set the bar at playing “.500 ball?”The man would ship the Rams back to St. Louis first.We’re down this rabbit hole because word on the street, and via Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, is that Stan Kroenke and the deep pockets over at Kroenke Sports Entertainment have engaged the Rockies about buying the latter’s television rights for 2024 and beyond.Much like their baseball ops, the Rox have hit a dead-end on the broadcasting front. Warner Brothers Discovery, per Ourand, is done with AT&T Rocky Mountain, keeping the lights on just long enough fo...

Kiszla: Archie Manning sees greed writing the new rules of college football, and he worries for its future

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

The patriarch of the first family of football winces with the pain for the sport he loves. What football teaches kids today: Greed is good. And that worries Archie Manning, because worry is what a good dad does when the principles he has long taught get trampled by blind pursuit of the almighty dollar.“If you want to go to a college, it should be because you want to play football there, not because somebody pays you more than the other guy,” Manning told me.When the father of a football dynasty sounds the alarm, maybe everybody in the sport should heed Manning’s warning and wonder, like he does: How did we get here?The college game has sold its soul to name, image and likeness, then turned around to make a deal with the devil in the transfer portal, while tossing tradition in the trash heap of conference realignment.“College football is kind of upside down right now,” said Manning, who admits the upheaval has left his 74-year-old head spinning.When money means everything, the noble ...

Broncos DL Zach Allen draws comparisons to a lot of known names. Now it’s time to make something of his own.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:58:08 GMT

So far through six months with the Broncos, defensive lineman Zach Allen has been described by his coaches and teammates largely in comparison to others.On Denver’s roster, he is essentially a replacement for Dre’Mont Jones. They were the two best defensive linemen to hit the free agent market this spring. They are similarly sized and signed similarly lucrative three-year deals.Jones left the Broncos for Seattle. Allen left Arizona for the Front Range.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Broncos, CMLL announce partnership bringing lucha libre to Empower Field at Mile High Denver Broncos | PHOTOS: Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Rams, NFL Preseason Denver Broncos | Broncos CB K’Waun Williams to undergo ankle surgery, league sources say Denver Broncos | Broncos roster cutdown tracker: A quiet Monday sets up a busy final 24 hours before 53-man roster deadline Denver Broncos | Projecting Broncos’ opening 53-man r...