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Courts drop appeals by St. Louis Police Board in budget suit. Board to refile
The rulings come a week after a St. Louis Circuit judge sided with the city in an ongoing budget fight with its state-appointed police board.
After 7 years, senior dog from Chillicothe shelter finds forever home
Behind a kennel door at a metro-area animal shelter, a little brown pup with a big smile and a wagging tail watched as hundreds of families walked out of the shelter doors with their new best friends by their side.
Man jailed for choking teen, assaulting woman in St. Louis
A St. Louis man remains jailed without bond for allegedly attacking a teenager and later trying to inappropriately touch a woman.
1 dead in Madison County crash
MADISON COUNTY — A person died in a crash Tuesday just south of Marine.
CEOs Who Think AI Replaces Their Employees Are Just Bad CEOs
In the last three months I’ve had people forward me four separate examples of a CEO losing his or her mind over AI. What’s been striking to me is the similarity in each case: It would be an “all hands” email in which the CEO talks up how amazing LLM tools are and saying that […]
Invasive hammerhead worm reported in St. Louis County park
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Woman killed ex-lover in Ferguson, charges say
Patricia Jones is accused of fatally shooting Domonick Tuwaun Owens on Sunday during an argument, according to a probable cause statement.
War’s ‘Greatest Hits’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary
War’s 1976 Greatest Hits compilation is getting a special reissue for its 50th anniversary.The new release is part of Rhino’s Spirit of ’76 campaign, which celebrates the albums that defined…
Bausch + Lomb to lay off 119 employees at Kirkwood facility
Bausch + Lomb, one of the world's largest suppliers of contact lenses and lens care products, is preparing to lay off 119 employees at its Kirkwood manufacturing facility later this year.
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Person killed in crash on IL-4 in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, IL. - A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Madison County. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on Illinois Route 4, south of Interstate 70, in Marine. It involved a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle. Details surrounding the crash are unclear. Both lanes of [...]
Stop vandalizing De Soto road signs, MoDOT says
DE SOTO, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging the public to stop vandalizing and stealing road signs around the De Soto area. In a release from MoDOT Tuesday morning, officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of road signs and stop signs that have been "intentionally removed," spray [...]
Bethalto Prepares for Homecoming Weekend Fun
BETHALTO - The Bethalto Fire Department will once again host its annual homecoming carnival, and they encourage people to mark their calendars now for a fun weekend. On Sept. 4–7, 2026, Labor Day weekend, community members can enjoy carnival rides and games, live music, food, vendors, and more fun at Bethalto City Park. Derek Mormino, president of the volunteers for the Bethalto Fire Department, shared that this year marks the 107th anniversary of the homecoming tradition, and he hopes
Woman raped by driver in St. Louis settles lawsuit with Lyft
The details of the agreement are confidential, according to an attorney.
Projected Social Security benefits cliff creeps up to 2032
WASHINGTON — Congress must act to shore up Social Security during the next six years to avoid an automatic drop-off in benefits in 2032, according to a report released Tuesday. The annual update on the Old Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund shows that it will “become depleted” in the fourth quarter of that year, […]
GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center
WASHINGTON — A hastily constructed immigrant detention facility on a military base in Texas wasted millions in federal funding and failed to meet basic standards, according to a report released Tuesday by a nonpartisan government watchdog. The report by the Government Accountability Office documenting problems at Camp East Montana is one of the first independent […]
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