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“Despite the challenges of the past, this body is moving forward, and it is Senate Republicans who are leading the charge. We are moving conservative priorities,” Majority Leader Tony Luetkemeyer said.

A St. Charles County man is accused of having nearly 2,000 pictures or videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in his possession and trading some of that material online.

Legislation allowing low-dose intoxicating hemp drinks to continue to be sold in grocery and liquor stores won the approval of committees in both the Missouri House and Senate this week.  A House committee advanced a bill 12 to 5 on Wednesday afternoon, followed the next morning by a 5 to 1 by a Senate committee. […]

EDWARDSVILLE - The Chick-fil-A restaurant located at 2319 Troy Road, Edwardsville, temporarily closed due to a boil order on Thursday morning, Feb. 6, 2025. However, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the restaurant reopened, initially with drive-thru only. In a statement, Chick-fil-A expressed its commitment to safety earlier in the day and said at that time: “We are working to reopen safely as soon as possible.” The restaurant also acknowledged the impact of the closure on its customers, adding, “We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to serving you soon.

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We're nearly done with 2024 economic statistics. There are just a few stragglers left. Here is labor productivity for Q4: The trendline allows you to see periods when productivity lagged or grew more than average. The past couple of years have been slightly above trend, though you have to squint a bit to see it. ...continue reading "Productivity up 1.2% in final quarter of 2024"

St. Louis-based law firm BCLP on Thursday announced it plans to open two offices in Saudi Arabia, a move which the law firm said is an “important next step for the firm’s growth strategy in the Middle East."

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2) today introduced bicameral legislation aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing the theft of firearms from federally-licensed gun dealers (FFLs). The Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective (SECURE) Firearm Storage Act would address the problem of “smash and grab” gun store burglaries by requiring all firearms to be securely stored when a federally-licensed gun dealer is not open for business. Additionally, the bill would authorize the Attorney General to review and put forth additional security measures to reduce the risk of theft, and require a new section on the FFL application for an applicant to describe security plans before a license can be approved. Gun thefts from FFLs are a significant problem across the country. In 2023, FFL

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"This is the most 1984 email I've ever seen," one worker said.

As part of a Jan. 24 plea deal, prosecutors reduced the murder charge from first-degree murder to second-degree murder and dropped 2 counts of armed criminal action.

State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal government? Trump has called the Federal Emergency Management Agency a “disaster” and suggested it might “go away.” He said states would […]

In 1872 California enacted a law declaring that “every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry.” In 2022 the Republican National Committee sued Google, alleging that, by shunting GOP fundraising emails into Gmail spam folders, […]

Gateway Studios & Production Services has opened a new 15,700 square foot rehearsal and production studio in Chesterfield, Missouri, setting a new standard for production and rehearsal spaces in the US.

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The locally founded, national nonprofit is prioritizing humanitarian outreach and community-building causes in its first season.

District 6 is investigating an incident wherein a couple was attacked by dogs on January 15 in the 5900 block of Theodore.

The post UPDATE: Arrest Made, Charges Refused in Dog Attack appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

A St. Louis County man is facing charges for a 2024 crash on Interstate 70 that claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl.