Tim Lloyd

Freight Train Collision In SE Missouri, Bridge Collapsed

Tim Lloyd — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:48:44 +0000

Updated with photos and comments

Two freight trains collided at approximately 2:30 Saturday morning near Chaffee, Mo., severely damaging a bridge on Highway M.

A total of seven people were injured due to the collision, five of which were in two vehicles traversing the bridge shortly after it collapsed.

None of the injuries were life threatening, according to Mark Hasheider, assistant fire chief of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department.

Learning Without A Home: Students Can Struggle In The Turmoil

Tim Lloyd — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:34:00 +0000

There are more than one million homeless K through 12 students in America, and in Missouri, the number of students without permanent homes has doubled over the past five years.

If you’re like us you find those statistics daunting, but what do they mean?

With that in mind, today we’re peeling back the data to understand the impact rising homelessness is having on education.

Learning Without A Home: How St. Louis Districts Are Responding

Tim Lloyd — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:31:17 +0000

The number of homeless students in Missouri has doubled over the past five years. Officials say this trend is adversely impacting education.

In the first of this two-part series, we focus our attention on school districts and what they're doing to meet the needs of students who don't have as stable place to call home.

Welcome to Gibson Elementary, home of the Geckos.

Brentwood Receives Scathing State Audit

Tim Lloyd — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:45:44 +0000

Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich has issued a scathing audit of the City of Brentwood.

From failing to get competitive bids to lax documentation, the report found the city’s business practices are riddled with holes.

Brentwood got a grade of “poor” in the audit, the lowest the state auditor can give.

“We found eight problem areas and 21 issues, which is a lot for a municipality, in fact I’m not sure I can think of one where we had more,” Schweich said. “The whole city needs to tighten up its controls.”

Students, Faculty React To Biondi’s Retirement Announcement

Tim Lloyd — Sun, 05 May 2013 03:15:33 +0000

Updated with reactions from students and faculty, added video May 7

James Dreas, a senior studying aerospace engineering, was hustling to get to church on Sunday morning.

He said he’s not up on all the details, but the way things went down doesn’t sit well with him.

“It’s kind of a shame he had to leave, if he didn’t want to, that is,” Dreas said.