Springfield Rep. Bob Dixon called on the Missouri Department of Conservation Tuesday to extend its firearms deer season. Dixon cited a significant overpopulation of deer in parts of the state, including the Springfield metropolitan area. Springfield City Council recently approved controlled archery deer hunts on [...] 
John Nations
A campaign for a half-cent increase in the transit tax for Metro will stress the stake the majority of St. Louis County voters — who don’t travel on buses or MetroLink – have in the region’s transit system.
“We’re going…
[...]I’m going to make a broad generalization: readers of this and other local blogs care about their neighborhood, their municipality and their metropolitan region as a whole. I know I do and I sense that many of you do to. The poll last week confirmed my theory.
Q: How often do [...]
The most important story in the metro being overlooked: The ethics commission says it needs more time to discuss its probe into the conduct of Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser. [...] 
A shocking story in a "City That Works" on everything but combating metro violence: "Pregnant woman killed in Armour Boulevard shooting" [...] 
Joachimstaler
Roy Joachimstaler, a retired high-ranking officer in the St. Louis Police Department, is slated to become police chief in O’Fallon, Mo., the metro area’s second largest city.
O’Fallon officials confirmed Friday that Mayor Bill Hennessy had selected Joachimstaler for the chief’s job and had…
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KC Biz Journal: Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee will open first restaurant in Overland Park . . . This metro area is also the first area to host women with hairstyles inspired by primetime TV . . . It's just not fair. [...] CityBall, MetroSports’ award-winning documentary about inner city student athletes in the KCMO School District, is coming out on DVD. To mark the film’s one year anniversary and DVD release, a special town hall and public viewing will be held Tuesday evening. Many students and coaches featured in CityBall will [...]
WDAF: Managed Deer Hunt Quietly Proceeding in Metro Park . . . Quiet, nobody tell Jason Miller. [...] Before he was a national figure, ACORN Man was just a low level staffer with a love of spandex. Here is the story of his short-lived rise to power, beginning in a Metro link car in 2006.
Watch for the next installment, Green Jobs Man: The Return of ACORN.
And feel [...]
A clamp down on local hookers will most likely impede prostitution for the rest of the week: Police Across Metro Clamping Down on Prostitution [...] 
Montee
The office of Missouri Auditor Susan Montee says it will release its audit of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department on Nov. 10.
Her office will also release audits of the city’s public safety division and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on…
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