http://www.kmov.com/news/broke RSS Feed for KMOV - News - Is This Why We're Broke? en-us Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:41:18 GMT 2013-03-20T03:41:18Z en-us http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/State-audit-finds-issues-with-questionable-welfare-payouts-199086721.html The statewide audit revealed questionable welfare payouts; in some cases with little or no proof that the person receiving the money is even eligible. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:41:18 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/State-audit-finds-issues-with-questionable-welfare-payouts-199086721.html 2013-03-20T03:41:18Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/St-Charles-195791331.html A News 4 viewer tipped Chris Nagus off to a million-dollar project involving the replacement of 880 curbs. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:47:03 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/St-Charles-195791331.html 2013-03-07T04:47:03Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/5-billion-in-unspent-stimulus-money-including-millions-here-in-Missouri-and-Illinois-176827091.html News 4 wanted to know why some aren't finished years after we first started talking about the stimulus. Online there are thousands of projects marked "not started" on recovery.gov, the government run website that lets the public know the status. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:40:35 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/5-billion-in-unspent-stimulus-money-including-millions-here-in-Missouri-and-Illinois-176827091.html 2012-11-02T03:40:35Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/CEOs-tap-into-millions-in-government-grants-to-provide-cable-but-leave-local-towns-without-service-176640141.html Two CEO’s figured out a way to tap into millions of your tax dollars.All the while they were leaving a path of destruction in small towns across Missouri and Illinois. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:52:05 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/CEOs-tap-into-millions-in-government-grants-to-provide-cable-but-leave-local-towns-without-service-176640141.html 2012-11-01T19:52:05Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/Missouri-Welfare-Dollars-withdrawn-from-casinos-and-strip-clubs-from-Las-Vegas-to-Virgin-Islands-176488411.html Thousands of Missouri tax dollars spent in casinos, strip clubs, and bars. These are Missouri welfare cards being accessed for cash at ATMs in some bizarre places. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:40:58 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/Missouri-Welfare-Dollars-withdrawn-from-casinos-and-strip-clubs-from-Las-Vegas-to-Virgin-Islands-176488411.html 2012-10-31T03:40:58Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/St-Charles-County-printing--173594731.html The road to the finished product of the St. Charles County ballot has been bumpy — with multiple lawsuits intended to add and remove certain ballot measures. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:40 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/St-Charles-County-printing--173594731.html 2012-10-11T00:00:40Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/New-20-Million-County-Building-with-imported-tile-and-a-waterfall-167702965.html During a time of budget cutbacks do you think a new St. Louis County building needs imported tile and a two story waterfall? Chris Nagus asks " Is This Why We're Broke?" Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:09:37 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/New-20-Million-County-Building-with-imported-tile-and-a-waterfall-167702965.html 2012-08-29T16:09:37Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/High-end-dealership-gets-sweet-deal-to-move-to-St-Louis-176696751.html A luxury car dealership may be getting a sweet deal from the City of St. Louis. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:52:18 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/High-end-dealership-gets-sweet-deal-to-move-to-St-Louis-176696751.html 2012-11-01T14:52:18Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/15-million-Road-to-Nowhere-in-Godfrey-Illinois-166022646.html News 4's Chris Nagus investigates 1.5 million in tax dollars going to a so-called "Road to Nowhere." It's a stretch of highway that ends just shy of a cornfield. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:46:27 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/15-million-Road-to-Nowhere-in-Godfrey-Illinois-166022646.html 2012-08-14T17:46:27Z http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/Chris-Nagus-investigates-St-Louis-Countys-dead-park-163597626.html Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:24:55 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/broke/Chris-Nagus-investigates-St-Louis-Countys-dead-park-163597626.html 2012-07-25T17:24:55Z