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On April 19, 1968, the FBI announced it had identified Martin Luther King Jr.'s killer — James Earl Ray, who had escaped a prison truck in Jefferson City.

Politico reports: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle aired outrage Thursday after a POLITICO report that the Chinese embassy lobbied members of Congress on legislation that would force the sale of TikTok by its Beijing-based parent company. Let me get this straight. Members of Congress are allegedly outraged because Chinese diplomats told them in ...continue reading "Congress is supposedly mad about something"

Michelle Ritter of Wood River, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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Organized by ThurtenE Honorary, ThurtenE Carnival is the nation’s oldest and largest student-run carnival held at Washington University in St. Louis every spring. Stop by this year for captivating performances, […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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I got my bone scan a couple of days ago and the results were back in a couple of hours. Would you like to see them? Impression: Evidence for abnormal activities in the spine ribs and pelvis and questionably long bones. A PSMA PET scan is recommended for correlation Findings: There is suspicious increased radiotracer ...continue reading "Health update"

In case you're curious, first quarter GDP will be released next week, which means we're close enough that the GDPnow forecast from the Atlanta Fed is probably pretty accurate. Here it is: Not bad. If this pans out it would be slightly down from 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Cops hate being watched, no matter where they’re located. In the United States, we’ve seen several arrests and prosecutions of journalists and citizens for daring to record public officials performing their public duties. The case law isn’t completely settled in the United States, but in most parts of the country, it’s understood the First Amendment […]

In the past few months I have gotten an: MRI Ultrasound CT scan Full-body bone scan PET scan (in a few weeks) This will mean I've been scanned by: Radio waves High-frequency sound X-rays Gamma rays Positrons (though really just gamma rays again) That's a lot of things to be scanned by. Are there any ...continue reading "How many ways are there to scan a person?"

Charlie Cooke has good words for Speaker Mike Johnson: “I’d like to praise Speaker Johnson,” Charlie says, “who, I think last night . . . effectively said at a press conference that he was done catering to the fringe, that he was not going to spend his time worrying about one or two members using ...continue reading "How good is “better late than never”?"

Have you been keeping track of the brutal civil war in Sudan? No? Here are the basics: Central government vs. paramilitary group. Check. Millions forced to flee their homes. Check. On the brink of mass famine. Check. Atrocities by both sides. Check. Woefully insufficient aid from the US and the rest of the West. Check. ...continue reading "A quick rundown on events in Sudan"

As we've seen today and tonight, the severe weather season is upon us in the St. Louis region. Fox 2 News got an exclusive, inside look at the never-ending task of making sure someone answers the call to turn our power back "on" when disaster hits.

Tensions ran high in Alton tonight as both residents and public officials passionately advocated for and opposed the proposed Salvation Army homeless shelter.

A tragic crash in Indiana is sending heartache through the St. Louis community.  Zinyetta Morgan, 24, was a college student at Indiana State University.  The crash that killed her remains under investigation, according to police.

Following an exclusive Fox 2 investigation about a possible dangerous driver. It follows our February report about a grieving mom pushing for accountability.

As one criminal case involving dangerous driving comes to an end, the family of former O'Fallon Alderman Jimmy Mitchell awaits justice.

Police said a man was shot and killed, and two women victims were shot and injured.

I just ran across someone remarking on the suicide crisis among teen girls and it immediately struck me as wrong. Didn't I just recently say that the suicide rate had grown about as much for both adults and teens? Yes, but it turns out that's mainly because of men, whose suicide numbers are far higher ...continue reading "Raw data: The suicide rate among teen and adult women"