Missouri
Ste. Genevieve school district to pilot new testing system in Missouri
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. (KFVS) – School administrators in St. Genevieve want their students to be more invested in what they learn.
That is why they are now taking part of the new trial in Missouri that allows some school districts to move away from end-of-the-year standardized testing.
The school district is taking part in a new state program that was just approved this week. It allows districts to test students three times a year, rather than just at the end of each school year.
Assistant Superintendent Lance McClard says it is actually a testing system they have used for years. He feels it gives students more ownership of their learning.
“We want to make sure that we are able to provide students with what they need and meet them where they are,” McClard said. “They are getting real-time reports on their progress and their growth and at the same time, we are allowing parents to have real-time reports instead of waiting to see how their students are doing, creating more transparency between us and home.”
Ste. Genevieve Middle School Principal Scott Mercer agrees.
“We don’t have to wait until the end of the year, or sometimes months later, for those state assessments to come back,” Mercer said.
He says it will give teachers and students the ability to adapt as the year goes on.
“We can make those assessments in real-time to fine tune instruction, to see what areas need more attention,” Mercer said.
McClard added that students are going to be more invested in what they are learning with this system.
“They are gonna know why they are learning it, where they are at in learning and what their next steps in the progression are,” McClard said.
The state waivers will allow districts like Ste. Genevieve to step away from end-of-year testing for the next three school years.
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Missouri
Missouri man arrested for Fond du Lac Co. road rage incident involving FedEx driver on I-41
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 26-year-old man from Missouri was arrested after a FedEx driver reported an alleged road rage incident on I-41 in Fond du Lac County early Friday morning.
Around 1:15 a.m., deputies with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office say they got a 911 call from a FedEx driver reporting a road rage incident. The delivery driver stated the incident happened on I-41 near CTH N within a construction zone.
The caller stated that a vehicle driving in front of him stopped in the only open lane of traffic directly in front of him and “appeared to have a firearm.”
Authorities responded to the area and founf the suspect vehicle in Winnebago County. After a coordinated high-risk traffic stop, the 26-year-old driver from Missouri was detained and arrested for disorderly conduct.
After the man consented to a search of his vehicle, no gun was found.
No other details were provided.
Missouri
Prosecutor will not charge Missouri residents who sign redistricting repeal petition twice
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Jackson County prosecutor announced that her office will not pursue criminal charges against those who may have signed the Congressional Redistricting petition twice.
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins stated Oct. 15 that he had approved the sponsor of a petition for repealing the recently passed redistricting map to begin collecting signatures.
To qualify for the November 2026 general election ballot, proponents must collect signatures from at least 5% of registered voters in six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts by the statutory deadline.
Hoskins said any signatures gathered before his approval will not count.
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said that Hoskins’ statement has left many Jackson County residents uncertain about whether their signatures would count and whether their voices would be heard.
“State officials announced that signatures collected before Oct. 15 for the redistricting petition would not be counted. They also indicated that circulating the petition early is not a crime,” Johnson said. “If any Jackson County residents had already signed the redistricting petition before Oct. 15 and then learned their signatures may not be counted, they may have signed again to ensure their voices would be heard, unaware that signing a petition twice is technically a misdemeanor criminal offense under Missouri law. ”
Johnson said she will not pursue charges against people who may be caught in that predicament.
“People may have signed again after October 15 because of mixed messaging, not because they were trying to break the law,” she said. “They simply want to ensure their voices were being heard on an issue that directly affects their representation in Congress.”
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe had convened Missouri’s General Assembly for a special session to enact an updated congressional map, which included a significant change to the Fifth District in Kansas City.
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Missouri
FBI investigating second bank robbery Wedensday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A robber took money from a bank Wednesday afternoon just south of the Country Club Plaza, not far from a bank robbery less than two hours earlier.
The second robbery happened at 3:36 p.m. at the UMB Bank, 4920 Main St.
Like the first robbery, the suspect handed a bank employee a note demanding money.
He took the money and left the bank on foot. He is still being sought.
No one was injured in the robbery.
The first bank robbery happened at 1:56 p.m. at the US Bank branch, 221 West Gregory Blvd.
According to the FBI, the suspect in the first robbery also handed a bank employee a note demanding money.
The FBI is investigating whether the two robberies were done by the same person.
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