ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis is defending the validity of an ordinance requiring a public vote before city tax dollars are used on a new football stadium.

The defense is part of a counterclaim filed against the public board that owns and operates the Edward Jones Dome where the Rams play.

The board argues that the ordinance requiring a public funding vote is “overly broad, vague and ambiguous.” The board wants the court to rule that law doesn’t apply, conflicts with Missouri statutes or is unconstitutional.

Mayor Francis Slay is publicly supportive of the new stadium. City Counselor Winston Calvert said the suit gives the city a chance to get answers sooner rather than later.

The next hearing in the case is set for June 25th.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.  – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of June 15 – 21, from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Many projects will include lane closures, and delays can be expected. MoDOT reminds the public to buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT(888-275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/northwest/. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/MoDOTNWDistrict.

Andrew County

U.S. Route 169 – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route U – Drainage work, June 15 – 19

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Interstate 29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 to Route O (Buchanan County); pavement repair, June 15 – 20, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.

Atchison County

Route E – Pothole patching, June 15 – 16

I-29 – Striping, June 15 – 19

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route D – Pothole patching, June 17 – 18

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 36 – Eastbound at the BNSF Railroad Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 16 (12-foot width restriction)

I-229 – Sweeping and flushing bridges, June 15 – 18

I-29 – Spraying, June 15 – 19

Route 371 – Two hundred feet north of Route DD; driveway entrance repair and drainage work, June 15 – 19

Business Loop 29 – Belt Highway from County Line Road to Ashland Avenue; sidewalk project, June 15 – 19. Various lanes will be closed at different times, including lanes on side streets.

I-229 – From just after the St. Joseph Avenue on ramp to just before U.S. Route 36; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 19 (10-foot width restriction)

U.S. Route 59 – At the Bankers Crossing Bridge; new bridge construction, June 15 – 19

U.S. Route 36 – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge deck replacement, June 15 – 19. Traffic is head to head in the eastbound lanes with a 14-foot width restriction.

I-29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 (Andrew County) to Route O; pavement repair, June 15 – 20, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.

U.S. Route 36 – CLOSED Eastbound ramp from U.S. Route 36 to I-229; bridge maintenance, June 17 – 18, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily

Caldwell County

Route N – Pothole patching, June 15 – 17

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

U.S. Route 36 – Spraying, June 15 – 19

Route D – From Route HH to Route 116; pothole patching, June 18 – 19

Carroll County

Route D – From Route C to Route DD; pothole patching, June 15

Route N – Pothole patching, June 15 – 17

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route DD – Pothole patching, June 16

Route E – Pothole patching, June 17 – 19

Chariton County

U.S. Route 24 – At the Mussel Fork River Bridge, the Mid Fork Chariton Bridge and the Palm Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 19 (12-foot width restriction)

Routes, JJ, E and 139 – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Clinton County

I-35 – From the mile marker 48 to mile marker 51; brush removal, June 15 – 16

U.S. Route 169 & Route 116 – Mowing, June 16 – 19

Route Y – From Route 116 to Route NN; pothole patching, June 16 – 19

Daviess County

Route AA – Pothole patching, June 15

I-35, U.S. Route 69, Routes 6 and 190 – Pothole patching, June 15 – 19

U.S. Route 69, Routes DD, B and CC – Brush cutting, June 15 – 19

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route J – CLOSED from Yale Drive to Route D; culvert replacement, June 17, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 169 – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Gentry County

U.S. Route 169 – From Route M to the Dekalb County line; shoulder work, June 15 – 19

Route T – CLOSED; resurfacing project, June 15 – 19

Route P – From Route EE top the end of State maintenance; drainage work, June 16 – 19

Route T – From Route ZZ to Route A; pothole patching, June 17 – 18

Route EE – Pothole patching, June 19

Grundy County

Route NN – CLOSED from Route O to NE 45^th Street; culvert replacement, June 15, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Route C – At the Weldon River Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 16

Routes N, NN, Y, A C, B and O – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route E – CLOSED from Route E to SE 8^th County Road; culvert replacement, June 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route A – CLOSED from NW 75^th Street to NW 85^th County Road; culvert replacement, June 17, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Route 146 – Pothole patching, June 17 – 18

Route 146 – At the Sugar Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 17 – 18

Harrison County

Route F – CLOSED at the Little Creek Bridge; bridge replacement.  Closed through July 2015.

Route H – Pothole patching, June 15 – 16

Route D – At the Ames Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Temporary traffic lights have been installed.)

Route KK – CLOSED from County Road 110^th to County Road 230^th; culvert replacement, June 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route 146 – Pothole patching, June 17 – 18

Route 46 – Mowing, June 17 – 18

Route MM – Pothole patching, June 19

Holt County

I-29 – CLOSED at U.S. Route 59 (Exit 75); bridge deck replacement. Closed through June 2015. Traffic is being rerouted to the on and off ramps. No access to U.S. Route 59 via Exit 75.

U.S. Route 59 – CLOSED at I-29; bridge deck replacement. Closed through June 2015. No access to I-29.

U.S. Route 59 – Mowing, June 15 – 17

I-29 – Striping, June 15 – 19

Route C – From Route N to Route D; pothole patching, June 15 – 19

Route 111 – Mowing, June 18 – 19

Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – From Route 5 to Route 129; pavement repair, June 15 – 16

Routes, B, C, P, CC, HH, V, TT and 139 – Mowing, June 15 – 18

Route 139 – At the Parson Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 15 – 19

U.S. Route 36 – From Route 5 to the East Yellow Creek Bridge; pavement repair, June 17

U.S. Route 36 – Westbound .5 miles from the East Yellow Creek Bridge; pavement repair, June 18

Livingston County

Route V – Pothole patching, June 15 – 17

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route D – From U.S. Route 36 to Route KK; pothole patching, June 17 – 19

Mercer County

Route JJ – Pothole patching, June 15 – 19

Routes A, D and U – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route O – Pothole patching, June 15 – 19

Various routes – Sign operations, June 15 – 19

Nodaway County

Various routes – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Route VV – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 18 – 19

Putnam County

Routes O, W, E, EE, H and 149 – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Routes FF and 149 – Pothole patching, June 15 – 19

Route 5 – Shoulder and drainage work, June 15 – 19

Sullivan County

Route ZZ – CLOSED from Route E to Brick Drive; culvert replacement, June 15, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Routes K, ZZ, W, PP, TT and E – Mowing, June 15 – 19

Routes CC, V, FF and H – Pothole patching, June 15 – 19

Route M – CLOSED from Route B to Fulton Road; culvert replacement, June 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route N – CLOSED from Route 5 to England Drive; culvert replacement, June 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route 5 – Southbound 2 miles from Route 6 intersection; culvert repair, June 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Worth County

U.S. Route 169 – Spraying, June 15 – 16

Route 46 – Mowing, June 15 – 16

A Hartville, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court to using a minor to produce child pornography.

Chelese Penn, 25, of Hartville, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool Thursday to both counts contained in a Jan. 20, 2015, federal indictment.

Penn admitted that she used a minor, identified as Jane Doe #1, to produce child pornography between July 1, 2012, and Oct. 3, 2014. Penn also pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet during that time.

Under federal statutes, Penn is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 50 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $500,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

Big Time Gain Company will kick off Sunday’s Imagine Eleven concert series at Coleman Hawkins Park.

The country band is one of eleven performances scheduled through the summer in the Imagine Eleven series. The concerts take place at Coleman Hawkins Park located at 7th and Felix.

Each event is free and features music and area food and drink vendors.

The Series started May 31 and will run until August 9th.

Click here for more information

Upcoming performance scheduled:

June 14th
Big Time Grain Company

June 21st
The Center State

June 28th
Maria the Mexican

July 5th
Liverpool

July 12th
Rattle and Hum

July 19th
The Blackbird Revue

July 26th
Lyin’ Eyes

August 2nd
The Elders

August 9th
Soca JukeBox

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Beginning July 1, deer hunters can apply online for a shot at more than 5,100 slots for nearly 100 Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) managed deer hunts.

The managed hunts will take place from mid-September through mid-January at conservation areas, state parks, national wildlife refuges, urban parks, and other public areas. The online application period runs July 1-31.

MDC will post drawing results at the same website address from Sept. 1 through Jan 15. Applicants who get drawn will receive area maps and other hunt information by mail.

The hunts are open to Missouri residents and nonresidents and help achieve MDC’s deer-management goals for the state while providing additional hunting opportunities. Types of hunts include archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, historic methods, and modern firearms, plus youth hunts and hunts for people with disabilities.