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Missouri Highway Patrol Isn't Actually Looking For the Joker

3 years 9 months ago

An emergency alert that hit Missouri phones Tuesday listed a vehicle in "Gotham City" that matched the year and model of the Joker-themed vehicles used in the 1989 film Batman — which seemed to be an odd thing to appear on the statewide system that is supposed to alert residents to events like child abductions and imminent danger.

The alert blasting into phones detailed a purple/green 1978 Dodge 3700GT — the same car that Joker's goons used to pursue Batman through the streets of Gotham in the film.…
Danny Wicentowski

Missouri attorney general renews threat to sue schools over mask, quarantine rules

3 years 9 months ago

Missouri is continuing to see record daily coronavirus infections, near-peak COVID-19 caseloads in hospitals and threats from Attorney General Eric Schmitt that he will sue school districts that require masks or send students home when they are infected or exposed to the virus. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, Schmitt said school mask rules and […]

The post Missouri attorney general renews threat to sue schools over mask, quarantine rules appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

Missouri House votes down 7-1 congressional map during redistricting debate

3 years 9 months ago

The Missouri House overwhelmingly rejected efforts Tuesday to draw a Congressional map that would have reconfigured a Democratic seat in Kansas City in the GOP’s favor, and instead gave initial approval to a map that maintains the current party divisions. By a vote of 84 to 60, House members gave initial approval to a map […]

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Tessa Weinberg

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Delays Productions Because of COVID-19

3 years 9 months ago

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (130 Edgar Rd, Webster Groves; 314-968-4925) joins the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Saint Louis Science Center and the Missouri History Museum in rearranging its schedule as a result of COVID-19.

In a press release sent out today, the Rep said it is temporarily closing curtains on its productions and adjusting the remaining programming of its season “in response to the rising COVID-19 rates in the St. Louis community.”

An email from the Rep’s Box Office said this:

“Our primary focus during this public health crisis remains the safety and well-being of our artists, staff and audiences.…
Jaime Lees