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Mizzou Drinkwitz

Missourinet

Can Drinkwitz lead Mizzou to a winning record?

Mizzou won four of its last six regular season games in 2022 and was the only team to play CFP National Champion Georgia in a one-score game in the regular season (L, 26-22). Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz has led Mizzou to a bowl in each of his first three seasons, only the second coach in school history to do so along with the late Warren Powers (1978-84). However, the Tigers have never finished with an above .500 record under Drinkwitz […]

todayAugust 31, 2023 90

UPS

Missouri

No management pay raises in UPS deal

ST. LOUIS (Missourinet) -- Member voting on a tentative UPS deal for union workers wraps up Tuesday. Tentative changes include a bump in pay for full- and part-time workers – $21 per hour for new and existing part-time hires and delivery drivers will get $49 per hour. There’s also the other side of that coin – non-union supervisors and managers who are not part of that deal. Chris Tongay with Teamsters Local 688 in St. Louis said he has heard […]

todayAugust 21, 2023 72

MIzzou Williams Nwaneri

Missouri

Mizzou lands top in-state recruit for 2024

COLUMBIA (Missourinet) -- Mizzou football landed the top recruit in the state for 2024 with five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri. The 6’5 250 pound senior from Lee’s Summit North is the number one player in the state. He’s also the number one D-lineman in the country and the third overall-ranked player coming out in 2024. Nwaneri is the highest-ranked recruit Mizzou has landed since Dorial Green-Beckham in 2012. He’s also the highest-ranked defensive lineman since Terry Beckner Jr. (No. 2 […]

todayAugust 15, 2023 99

Missouri education teachers

Missouri

Missouri works to address low teacher retention rates

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri has a shortage of teachers to fill badly needed positions. To make matters worse, retention rates are low, according to Paul Katnik, with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). He said Missouri loses too many early career teachers. Improving the mentorship program for beginning teachers is top of the list. “One obvious one that people would understand, I think is, you know, your mentor program for brand new teachers,” said Katnik. “What kind […]

todayAugust 8, 2023 38

Missouri

Missouri

Changes to pension plan access for Missouri sheriffs

JEFFERSON CITY (Missourinet) -- Beginning with the next election cycle in 2024, sheriffs elected in Missouri will have fewer options for retirement. Two bills signed by Gov. Mike Parson will require all future sheriffs to only use the Sheriff’s Retirement System. As a result, they won’t be vested until they’ve served two four-year terms in office. Some sheriffs in heavier populated counties are also enrolled in LAGERS, the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System, while deputies can be enrolled in […]

todayJuly 27, 2023 80

Missouri Wolfe

Missouri

Last rodeo for Missouri State Fair director

JEFFERSON CITY (MissouriNet) -- The next leader of the Missouri State Fair will have some large cowboy boots to fill. After 14 years on the job, Director Mark Wolfe is retiring. “I wrote my letter to him and tore it up 19 times over the last six months and tossed it around in my mind. Is this the right thing to do? Should I do this? Is it time for me to go? You know, it really came down to […]

todayJuly 15, 2023 841

Ameren Missouri

Missouri

Ameren Missouri utility rates to hike

JEFFERSON CITY (MissouriNet) -- Ameren Missouri plans to increase its electricity rates for the 1.3 million customers it serves in the central and eastern parts of the state. The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved the St. Louis-based utility’s request to raise rates for its residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The average residential customer is expected to see their monthly bill increase by about $5.50. The rate hike is set to begin on July 1. Ameren sought to increase its […]

todayJune 17, 2023 881

Monroe County Missouri

Missouri

One dead in Monroe County accident

RURAL MONROE COUNTY, Missouri (MissouriNet) -- A semi driver reportedly failed to stop at a railroad crossing and struck a Norfolk Southern train on Sunday in Monroe County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the truck driver, Russell Minnis, 65, of Higbee, died at the crash scene. The collision caused several of the train cars to derail – closing traffic in the area along Highway 24 near Madison. Missourinet affiliate WGEM-TV reported that the semi had contained fertilizer, and the […]

todayMay 21, 2023 841

Brenda Shields Missouri

Missouri

Missouri childcare tax credit bill stalled

JEFFERSON CITY (MissouriNet) -- A package of tax breaks designed to help childcare centers in Missouri hire more workers failed to make it out of this year’s legislative session. House Bill 870 would have provided tax credits for childcare providers. It would also provide tax credits for those who donate to daycare centers. Businesses that help cover childcare costs for their employees would also have been eligible. It was sponsored by State Representative Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph. “We didn’t have a […]

todayMay 20, 2023 631

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