Maria Altman

Mississippi River Communities Brace For Flooding

Maria Altman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:34:00 +0000

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Now here's a change. Earlier this year, the worst drought conditions seen in the Midwest in decades threatened to close the Mississippi River to barge traffic. Now, communities along the river in Missouri and Illinois are bracing for flooding.

St. Louis Public Radio Maria Altman reports.

MARIA ALTMAN, BYLINE: The threat of flooding on the Mississippi River came on quickly after last week's storms dumped rain across the Midwest.

State Audit Released On Mo. Public Defenders

Maria Altman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:19:55 +0000

The Missouri state auditor released a report Wednesday on the state’s Public Defender system.

Among the findings: public defenders need to better track the hours they spend on each case and update the standards they use to determine what’s the appropriate caseload.

Auditor Tom Schweich says Public Defenders have relied on national standards that are out-of-date.

"They recognize what we said was accurate and they’ve agreed to implement the recommendation, and one of them is that you’ve got to use actuals in determining whether overwor

Judge William Ray Price, Jr. on issues facing Mo. courts as he steps away

Maria Altman — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:30:48 +0000

Judge William Ray Price, Jr. served on the Missouri Supreme Court for 20 years including two terms as chief justice.

Price left the high court earlier this month to return to private practice.

Missouri files for No Child Left Behind exemption

Maria Altman — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:20:07 +0000

Eleven states have been issued waivers from some provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but Missouri was not one of them. But as Maria Altman reports, the State Board of Education is trying to change that.

Missouri foreclosures spike in January

Maria Altman — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:04:41 +0000

The number of foreclosures in Missouri jumped nearly 14 percent in January compared to the month before. Meanwhile, foreclosures were up only 3 percent nationwide.

Missourians head to polls for primary that won't count

Maria Altman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:41:32 +0000

Missouri’s presidential primary is today, but one of the leading GOP candidates is not on the ballot.