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Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

1 year 4 months ago
CINCINNATI (AP) โ€” Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all โ€” sometimes literally โ€” as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, โ€œThe Jerry Springer Showโ€ was a ratings powerhouse [...]
DAN SEWELL, Associated Press

Fair St. Louis shrinks to only one day in 2023

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The sprawling Fair St. Louis event that typically lasts the entire Fourth of July weekend will be a little different this year. The 2023 celebration will only occur on one day. It will include a parade in the morning and fireworks against the backdrop of the Arch that evening. The Fair St. [...]
Joe Millitzer

Online argument leads to fatal teen shooting in a rural Missouri town

1 year 4 months ago
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two young men were involved in a fatal shooting in a rural Missouri town. An 18-year-old man died during the incident and an 18-year-old woman was injured. Kaleb Ramsey and Tanner Watkins are charged with first degree murder, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. Police were called to Rotary Park in [...]
Joe Millitzer

US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown

1 year 4 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories. Thursdayโ€™s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nationโ€™s gross domestic product โ€” the broadest gauge of economic output โ€” weakened after [...]
PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press