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No Congressional maps yet? No problem for Missouri candidates

2 years 10 months ago
On the first day of candidate filing for state and federal races on the August primary ballot, congressional candidates in Missouri faced a dilemma. They still don't know exactly what the boundaries of their districts will be, as the redistricting process has been stuck in the Missouri State Senate that past few weeks, as conservatives hold out for a map that would show a 7:1 ratio of likely Republican versus Democrats representing the state in Washington. A 6-2 map has passed the Missouri House.
Gregg Palermo

Winter storm: Where the snow and ice is expected to fall this week

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A cold front is marching across Missouri and into Illinois today. Temperatures are expected to fall through the afternoon as winds swing to the northwest. Wind gusts this afternoon could be up to 30mph. Skies will become partly cloudy overnight as the colder air really sets in. Wednesday morning temperatures will [...]
Angela Hutti

Alton brewery celebrates world's tallest man Robert Waldow's birthday

2 years 10 months ago
ALTON, Ill. - The Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Illinois is honoring the birthday Tuesday of Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man and Alton native. Wadlow was 8'11" and died in 1940 at the age of 22. The Old Bakery Beer Co. has been celebrating Wadlow's birthday on February 22 for five years. The [...]
Monica Ryan

Candidates converge on Missouri state capital city to file for 2022 campaigns

2 years 10 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, MO-- The 2022 campaign cycle is now officially open in Missouri. Months after candidates began raising money, garnering endorsements and wooing voters, Tuesday marked the first day to file to run in the August 2nd primaries. Candidates began filing for their place on the ballot at 8 am at the Missouri Secretary of [...]
Gregg Palermo

Ahmaud Arbery killing: All 3 murderers convicted of hate crimes

2 years 10 months ago
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes and other lesser charges Tuesday for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire

What you need to know about the Ukraine-Russia crisis

2 years 10 months ago
Efforts by world leaders to head off a Russian invasion of Ukraine were dealt a serious blow when Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and ordered his military to “maintain peace” there.
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire

New Deli Star production facility opens today, could bring 500 new jobs to area

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Deli Star Corporation is opening a new production facility in St. Louis Tuesday. Governor Mike Parson will take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. A fire destroyed the company's plant in Fayetteville, Illinois last year. The new facility is on Chouteau Avenue near South Compton. It could bring in as many as 500 [...]
Monica Ryan

Rain across the area Tuesday morning, winter weather comes Wednesday

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Tuesday starts off with rain across the area. Some storms and rain will be heavy at times. Some areas to the south may see severe storms. It will be dry Tuesday afternoon and night. The next system comes in Wednesday and brings winter weather (snow and sleet) through Thursday. Some accumulations are [...]
Linh Truong

St. Louis County search for victims of man accused of threatening to assault women

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is searching for more victims of a man charged with first-degree harassment. Bell said there is a pattern of allegations against 53-year-old Robert Merkle. "After a brief dating period, one date, or even a chance encounter where he obtains the victim's phone number, [...]
Monica Ryan