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American Farm Bureau Federation claims it’s the ‘voice of agriculture.’ Others beg to differ

3 years 8 months ago

This story was originally published as a collaboration between Investigate Midwest and Watchdog Writers Group. The American Farm Bureau Federation calls itself the “voice of agriculture,” a slogan it trademarked in 2007. But as the divide between agribusiness and small farmers has grown in recent decades, a unified voice of agriculture has become harder to […]

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Madison McVan

Two luxury cars stolen from Carvana in Hazelwood

3 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Two luxury cars were stolen from a Carvana in Hazelwood early Tuesday morning. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Phantom Drive. Investigators said the thieves stole an Audi A5 and a Jaguar F-TYPE. Police said the thieves arrived to the scene in their own luxury car, a white BMW. FOX [...]
Jason Maxwell

Sunny skies Tuesday with high temps in the upper-50s

3 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Tuesday will have a sunny, warm, and breezy afternoon with highs in the upper-50s. It will be very warm overnight. Expect warm and windy conditions Wednesday. The next system moves in bringing rain by Wednesday afternoon. High temps will be in the 60s. Rain will be heavy at times with a chance [...]
Linh Truong

ISP District 11 Announces Arrest Of Man Wanted For Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse

3 years 8 months ago
COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois State Police (ISP) District 11 has announced a Trooper arrested Juan Martin Mercado, a 30-year old male from Peoria, IL who was wanted for questioning for Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse involving a 14-year-old female and was also a suspect in a parental abduction of a five-year-old female. On February 12, 2022, ISP District 11 communications received a call from the Peoria Police Department about trying to locate a GMC Yukon that was driven by Mercado. At approximately 3:02 a.m., a District 11 Trooper observed a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle in question and conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Packers Avenue in St. Clair County. The driver, Juan Martin Mercado was taken into custody without incident and the five-year-old female was taken into protective custody. Mercado was transported to District 11 headquarters and custody was turned over to the Peoria Police Department. The juvenile is in the process of being reunited

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Man shot during attempted carjacking while delivering newspapers in Ladue

3 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Armed carjackers targeted a man on his newspaper route early Tuesday morning in west St. Louis County. Police said the 57-year-old man was attacked while delivering newspapers just after 2 a.m. He was at the intersection of Ladue and Lindbergh when two armed males approached his vehicle. The victim sensed [...]
Ty Hawkins

A Look Inside Interior

3 years 8 months ago
Biden appointed Native Americans to top jobs at the Cabinet agency, but so far the Interior Department’s policies have been business as usual.
Alexander Sammon

Brian Williams (2022)

3 years 8 months ago
Democratic Sen. Brian Williams joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg to talk about the Missouri Senate, which spent almost all of last week talking about redistricting without reaching a conclusion. Despite the delays and continued tensions, Williams is still optimistic about the 2022 Legislative Session. Williams also spoke on recent House activity, including the passage of a supplemental bill and a proposed constitutional amendment regarding the initiative petition process.