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You Paid For It: Should High School Grads Get 2 Diplomas?

WENTZVILLE, MO. (KTVI) – State Representative Bryan Spencer from Wentzville says high schoolers should get two diplomas to graduate from high school instead of one. One diploma would be sort of a certificate saying the child attended high school. The second “academic” diploma would signify that the child actually learned something.

The academic diploma would be based entirely on the student passing four tests:  Math, Science, English, and Social Science. Failing the tests would mean the student wouldn’t qualify for an academic diploma.

St. Charles School Superintendent Jeff Marion is one of those with doubts about this.  He says it throws out all that a student accomplished over four years.  Then pins the student’s future on passing four tests.  This is something he believes would cause extreme anxiety on stressed students.

Run for the Wall Bikers Moved by Local Woman's Act of Kindness

Run for the Wall Bikers Moved by Local Woman's Act of Kindness

When one of the nearly 500 motorcyclists in town for the Run for the Wall got caught in Monday night's storm, a local woman opened her heart and her home. Colorado bikers John Filonovich and his wife Ruth found themselves out in the deluge while trying to find their hotel. Filonovich said that the rain was so bad, he couldn't see the roadway at all. He tried lifting the visor of his helmet to see better, and almost ran off the road. Then a car pulled up beside him and a window rolled down. "Follow me," the driver said.  Vicky Clark, a single mother of two, led the bikers to her home, dried their clothes and fed them dinner. She let them park their motorcycle in her garage and drove them to their hotel. Then she returned in the morning to pick them back up so they could rejoin the ride.

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Burglar Returns to Home With Accomplice, Police Say

Burglar Returns to Home With Accomplice, Police Say

St. Charles County deputies responding to a call found a Harvester man near a burglarized home Monday with items stolen from the home.

Jacob Shearer, 28, of the 4000 block of Cambridge Crossing Drive, was charged with second-degree burglary and misdemeanor theft.

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Probation For Woman Who Embezzled $232K From Employer

Probation For Woman Who Embezzled $232K From Employer

A woman who stole $232,000 from her St. Peters-based employer was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty May 6.

Melinda Tucker, of the 1900 block of Prairie Point Road in O’Fallon, credited her personal credit cards with refunds from Motor Vehicle Solutions, her employer, 128 times between March 2011 and May 2012.

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Man on Probation for Theft Caught Stealing Computer Two Days Later, Police Say

Man on Probation for Theft Caught Stealing Computer Two Days Later, Police Say

A 20-year-old man is accused of stealing a laptop computer from a car on May 8 in Harvester. Two days previously, he had been placed on probation for another theft case.

Anthony James Cissi, 20, of the 3900 block of Cambridge Crossing in the Harvester area, was charged May 9 with misdemeanor stealing.

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Man Gets Probation After Burglarizing Stepfather's Home, Ripping Out Video System

Man Gets Probation After Burglarizing Stepfather's Home, Ripping Out Video System

A man admitted disabling his stepfather’s video surveillance system during a March 20 burglary and stealing jewelry from his home in St. Peters.

Michael Anthony Glatz pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and felony theft and was placed on five years probation by St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Jon A. Cunningham.

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Man on Probation For Selling Drugs Caught With Heroin, Police Say

Man on Probation For Selling Drugs Caught With Heroin, Police Say

A St. Charles man on probation since September for dealing drugs, faces another drug dealing charge after police say they caught him with heroin on May 4.

Marcus L Brownlee, 25, of the 100 block of Cole Boulevard in St. Charles, was charged May 6 with distributing a controlled substance.

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