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Several teens detained Saturday after 'teen takeover' in downtown St. Louis

9 hours 57 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Several teenagers were detained Saturday night after police disrupted a "teen takeover" gathering in downtown St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers and undercover detectives worked to disperse the crowds and enforce curfew after teenagers held a gathering in the area of downtown St. Louis and the Downtown [...]
Nick Gladney

Gambling companies pour campaign money into fight over Missouri video lottery bill

10 hours 21 minutes ago
Four days after Missouri lawmakers adjourned in May, a company hoping to crack open the state gambling market with video slot machines donated $200,000 to three of the proposal’s biggest boosters in the General Assembly. Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri, the political action committee aligned with state Sen. Jason Bean, a Holcomb Republican, received $100,000. […]
Rudi Keller

Fate of Missouri bill on gas station slot machines could turn on GOP primary results

10 hours 26 minutes ago
The fight over legalizing slot machines in Missouri gas stations and convenience stores is moving from the Capitol into Republican state Senate primaries. After years of Senate resistance, video lottery backers believe next year could bring a friendlier chamber. But three August primaries could determine how clear that path really is. The contests involve three […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri’s red-tape Republicans are governing badly on purpose

10 hours 31 minutes ago
I have some minor medical issues. So do my kids. Tracking all our medical appointments, getting to the appointments, getting prescriptions, getting insurance to pay for the appointments and prescriptions, paying the bills – this takes up a not insignificant amount of my time and brain space.  I am not awesome at handling administrative burden, […]
Bridgette Dunlap

Beautiful Monday, stormy pattern midweek

10 hours 48 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - The morning clouds cleared and St. Louis enjoyed a beautiful Sunday! Let’s do that again on Monday, with tons of sunshine, great temperatures and low humidity. High temperatures Monday will be in the upper 70s to right around 80 F. Mostly clear overnight, we’ll wake up around 60 F Tuesday. By Tuesday [...]
Angela Hutti

Truck Ends Up in Front Yard After Crashing Into Parked Cars

14 hours 15 minutes ago
ALTON — Emergency crews responded to a traffic crash late Sunday night in the 2200 block of State Street after a truck reportedly struck several parked vehicles before coming to rest in the front yard of a residence. The crash occurred just before midnight, prompting a response from the Alton Police Department and Alton Fire Department. According to initial reports from the scene, the truck traveled along State Street, hitting multiple parked cars before leaving the roadway and stopping