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From Cityscape
4:56 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

Not your average cup of Joe: St. Louis barista heads to national championship

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South Central Regional Barista Champion, Joe Marrocco of Kaldi's Coffee. (Libby Franklin)
Morrocco examines un-roasted beans at Kaldi's Coffee headquarters. (Libby Franklin)
Coffee beans from Burundi, ready for the roaster in St. Louis. (Libby Franklin)
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St. Louis' Joe Marrocco of Kaldi's Coffee is already a champion barista.  As the top scorer in the South Central regional competition earlier this month, Marrocco heads to the United States Barista Championships this weekend as a man to beat.  Nationals are underway in Houston, where competitors are judged on a number of factors, including taste, technical skills, and presentation.  We caught up with Marrocco during a recent practice session.

Officer Killed
4:19 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

Final respects paid to slain St. Louis police officer

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Officer Daryl Hall.
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Together with mourners, members of the St. Louis Police Department paid final respects to Officer Daryl Hall this morning at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Hall was shot and killed while trying to break up an off-duty incident last weekend.

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said the tragedy underscores the sacrifice officers are asked to make, even while off duty.

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Elk Reintroduction
2:48 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

Elk reintroduction: a different kind of Missouri comeback

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Missouri’s elk are being released on the Peck Ranch Conservation area, north of Fremont, Mo.
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Bobby Simpson raises Angus cattle on his ranch near the Meramec River, about 6 miles outside of Salem. He and other ranchers fear that elk will damage cattle fences and compete with livestock for forage.
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The Missouri legislature is considering making the MDC financially responsible for any damage caused by wild elk, and allowing ranchers and other landowners to kill any elk that damages their property.
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Of the 49 elk captured in Kentucky, one had to be released, and another 14 have died from injuries, pneumonia, or capture-related stress. Thirty-four cows, calves, and yearling bulls remain.
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In Kentucky, the elk have tested free of diseases including brucellosis, chronic wasting disease, and bovine tuberculosis. MDC staff say there are no cases of eastern elk transmitting diseases to cattle.
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Once they arrive at Peck Ranch, the elk will be kept in these pens for at least two weeks to allow them to recover from the stress of transportation and get used to their new environment.
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The MDC manages vegetation at Peck Ranch with selective logging and controlled burns. The created clearings are planted with crimson clover, wheat, alfalfa, orchard grass – all favorite food for elk.
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MDC resource scientist and cervid biologist Jason Sumners holds GPS radio collars that will be used to track the adult cows (left) and calves after they are released.
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You can also see photos of the elk and find out more about the reintroduction above. And, for more information about  the elk restoration efforts prior to their arrival in Missouri, see the video below the story text.

Starting tomorrow*, elk will be back in Missouri. They haven’t been here since the mid-1800s, when hunting and habitat loss drove eastern elk to extinction.

States from Arkansas to Pennsylvania have since reestablished their elk populations. And now Missouri is trying to do the same.

But not everyone is happy about the state’s elk reintroduction plans.

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St. Louis Police Department
2:23 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

St. Louis police chief Isom out of the running for Chicago job

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St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom.
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Last week, St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom confirmed that he was in the running to become the next superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.

But today, that seems to have changed.

The Chicago Police Board says two members of the city's police department and the police chief in Newark, N.J. are the three finalists to become Chicago's next police superintendent.

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Workplace Discrimination
2:12 pm
Fri April 29, 2011

Mo. Gov. vetoes workplace discrimination measure

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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill Friday on workplace discrimination laws, saying it would scale back protections that took decades to gain.

The Democrat took the action outside St. Louis’ Old Courthouse, where the famous Dred Scott case was tried.

The bill requires workers who claim discrimination in wrongful firing lawsuits to prove that bias was a "motivating" factor, not just a "contributing" factor as the law now states.

Nixon said it would be a step backwards.

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