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St. Louis Standards: The Corner Bar Is a Piece of Missouri (and Bowling) History

3 years 2 months ago
When Jason Bibb needs to illustrate just how difficult it is to get into the Corner Bar's (571 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles; 636-724-9060) legendary cocked-hat bowling league — a tradition that dates back to at least the 1940s, if not all the way back to 1875 — all he has to do is point to his own situation.
Cheryl Baehr

At least 6 cars broken into in west St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Thieves targeted cars in west St. Louis overnight. They broke into six or seven cars in the parking lot at Nick's Pub on Manchester and Sulphur Avenues. The thieves also got away with one car. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Jason Maxwell was at the scene. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with [...]
Jason Maxwell

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids

3 years 2 months ago

When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her South St. Louis home had been remodeled. But then the nurse called to say her son’s blood lead level was dangerously high — five times the level federal […]

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Allison Kite

Victim shoots at carjacker in south St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A man turned the tables on a would-be carjacker early Monday morning in south St. Louis. The victim told FOX 2 he was on the phone in his car parked along Connecticut Street at Roger Place when a man tried to open his car door. That's when the victim pulled out his [...]
Jason Maxwell

Funding increase for charter schools poised to clear Missouri Senate after compromise

3 years 2 months ago

A years-long impasse over increased funding for charter schools was finally broken in the Missouri Senate, leaving proponents optimistic the legislation could finally make its way to the governor’s desk. Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, unveiled a new funding mechanism last week to close a discrepancy in the amount that charter schools are funded versus traditional […]

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Tessa Weinberg

Storms and wind Monday with highs in low-60s

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Showers and some storms are in the area Monday. It will be windy with high temperatures in the low-60s. There is a slight risk of strong to severe storms south of metro St. Louis. The main threats come from damaging winds and large hail. There is a chance of showers Tuesday, but [...]
Linh Truong

Bill Eigel (2022)

3 years 2 months ago
Missouri Senator and member of the Conservative Caucus Bill Eigel is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. Eigel joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about his thoughts on how Missouri should draw its congressional redistricting map. Eigel has been a proponent of a 7-1 majority Republican map, though he ultimately did vote on a map that would likely send six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington. Eigel also spoke on the state of the Senate as well as what he hopes to accomplish this session.