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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

1 month 4 weeks ago
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have thrust the city’s government into crisis. The indictment detailing the charges [...]
JAKE OFFENHARTZ, LARRY NEUMEISTER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press

U.S. Labor Dept. sues Missouri restaurant for $1.9M in wage violations

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued a Jefferson City buffet restaurant and its owner for wage violations. The lawsuit against Dragon Kitchen and owner Danny Cheng seeks nearly $1.9 million in back wages and damages for 26 workers. Investigators found the restaurant paid servers only in tips and gave cooks set [...]
Joe Millitzer

Protagonist Cafe to open Antagonist Cafe in historic police station

1 month 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The Protagonist Cafe, known as a literary cafe in the city's Soulard neighborhood, will be opening the Antagonist Cafe later this year. The cafe has acquired the historic Third District Police Station located at 2727 S 12th Street. According to the cafe on Facebook, the building operated as a police station with [...]
Kamy Smelser

When will Hurricane Helene make landfall?

1 month 4 weeks ago
Even as the hurricane was about 500 miles southwest of Tampa, it had already prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia.
Eric Stone

Who has faced execution under Missouri Gov. Mike Parson?

1 month 4 weeks ago
Marcellus Williams, a man convicted of repeatedly stabbing former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, Lisha Gayle in 1998, was executed Tuesday evening, making him the 3rd inmate in Missouri to die by lethal injection this year. According to the Death Penalty Information Organization, Williams is the 12th inmate to be put to death under Gov. Parsons and the 100th inmate since Missouri reinstated the death penalty in 1989.
Kamy Smelser