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Court To Cops: If You Can’t Prove A Warrant Existed, You Can’t Expect Us To Consider It ‘Valid’
I don’t know what kind of warrant system they’re running in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t sound like a good one. Either the system is deliberately broken, or the testifying cops were playing fast and loose with the facts. Whatever the case is, the end result is the loss of the evidence obtained with Schrodinger’s Warrant, […]
As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage
Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on Medicaid and have become yo-yo dieters who, despite their best efforts at changing their eating habits and lifestyles, cannot seem to shed the pounds hurting their health. “They have a tremendous amount of disease burden,” […]
Daily Deal: The 2025 Graphic Design for Beginners Bundle
The 2025 Graphic Design for Beginners Bundle has 4 courses to help you learn about graphic design. Courses cover working with Adobe Illustrator, using your iPhone for filming, and starting your own graphic design business. It’s on sale for $30. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all […]
New plan would strip mayor of power in St. Louis, hire city manager
"There is a whole class of professionals who are trained to manage cities," Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez said. "It seemed like it could be a good solution for St. Louis."
Who knows?
has anyone posted anything about the snow yet?
Holidays and Mental Health: Finding Peace
ST. LOUIS -- Seasonal stress is especially profound during the holidays. Gatherings, gift giving, and grief are just some of the things that can weigh on the mind – and body. Tom Duff, Exec. Director of CHADS Coalition, spoke with Fox 2’s Jasmine Huda about coping with holiday stress and simple steps to take to [...]
Macy's to permanently close at South County mall
Macy’s has been an anchor tenant at the South County mall, situated at the intersection of interstates 55 and 255, since 2006.
St. Louis’s top FBI official discusses what’s next after wrapping up first 100 days
ST. LOUIS -- The top-ranking official in St. Louis’ FBI Field Office is wrapping up her first 100 days, marked with big cases, and big meetings. Most recently, Special Agent In Charge Ashley Johnson announced charges in the case involving Colin Brown, the CBC student athlete who was killed after he was struck by a [...]
Granite City postal worker sentenced for stealing mail, credit cards from her route
Elton John wishes his ‘great mate’ Rod Stewart a happy birthday: ‘So many great memories’
Elton John and Rod Stewart haven't been that close in recent years, but Elton still made it a point to wish his old pal a happy 80th birthday on Friday.On…
Industrial manufacturer adds regional executives for Asia, Europe
Watlow, a Maryland Heights-based industrial technology firm, has added two new regional leadership roles to its executive team to oversee business in Asia and Europe.
Postal worker gets 32-month sentence for stealing credit cards
A postal carrier from southern Illinois was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after she admitted to stealing credit cards from the mail and using them for personal expenses.
Largest Snowball Fight in the Region: Raging Rivers to Host "Snowball Showdown"
GRAFTON - Raging Rivers WaterPark will host the largest snowball fight in the Riverbend region. At 12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, the community is invited to Raging Rivers at 100 Palisades Parkway in Grafton for a huge "Snowball Showdown." Attendees will be asked to sign waivers before the fight begins, and then the fun will commence in the Raging Rivers parking lot. “We like to have fun with the community,” said Park Manager Jeremy Hayes. “We hope to get people to engage. It’s more about engagement than anything. It's just getting people out, meeting new people, mingling. If we can create two or three new friendships in a season, we feel like we've accomplished something.” The idea for the snowball fight started as a joke between staff members. They teased that they wanted to throw snowballs at Raging Rivers management. As the conversation continued, staff members decided it would be fun to have a snowball fight with the community. Raging
Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year
The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises. But voters in several states, including deeply red ones such as Alaska and Missouri, chose in November to […]
2025 St. Louis Auto Show
Experience the adrenaline rush of high-performance cars at the St. Louis Auto Show. From Jan. 9 to 12, you can discover the power, precision and unmatched speed of the latest […]
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No jail time or fines for Trump in sentencing for NY hush money case
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case just days before his inauguration, making him the only past and future U.S. president with a criminal record. Trump has faced four criminal prosecutions but the New York state case was the sole one that went to trial. A jury convicted […]
Man sentenced to life for killing young mother in St. Louis
Eric Jordan Williams, 21, was sentenced to life without parole plus 45 years in prison for fatally shooting 20-year-old Joyce Freeman in November 2020, after she and her boyfriend were fired upon while preparing to take her four-day-old son to a doctor's appointment.
California is doing fine, thank you very much
Over at the Free Press, the editors use the LA wildfires as an excuse to run that most tedious of genres: how California went from being great to being a progressive hellhole that spends all its money on woke frivolities: But they’ve neglected the basics: crime (the murder rate is up more than 15 percent ...continue reading "California is doing fine, thank you very much"