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Trump’s FCC ‘Investigates’ Disney For Not Being Racist And Sexist Enough
Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr isn’t really interested in doing his actual job as head of the FCC. He’s not interested in protecting consumers or markets from notoriously shitty telecom monopolies. He’s not interested in protecting consumers or markets from harmful consolidation. He’s not interested in addressing the fact the telecom industry just saw the […]
I found this dog in Maryland Heights yesterday morning. If anyone is missing her, I took her to the Maryland heights humane society.
St. Louis Character: Lynn Ann Vogel's interest in business, volunteering rooted in childhood
Lynn Ann Vogel is co-founding partner of the Vogel Law Office and former president of the Missouri Bar, but she said the business side of the law also has played a key role in her life and career.
Hourslong filibuster over Franklin County Commission appointment sputters in Missouri Senate
A Republican state senator spent hours Wednesday trying to block the appointment of his former colleague to a county office over a grudge that goes back more than seven years.
Shortly after 1 a.m., the filibuster sputtered and the appointment was confirmed by the Missouri Senate.
State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, sought to prevent former Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz from being confirmed to a spot on the Franklin County Commission.
Schatz was appointed to the job earlier this…
National law firm with Clayton office adds IP partner
The lawyer has joined the firm’s Clayton office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Ethics panel issues ‘reproval’ to lawmaker from Wildwood who ran for Missouri House speaker
A Missouri House member violated a state disclosure law by voting on an appropriation that helped his employer, according to a report approved unanimously on Wednesday by the House Ethics Committee.
The committee, made up of five Republicans and five Democrats, was investigating a complaint against state Rep. Justin Sparks, a Republican from Wildwood, related to his employment with the National Law Enforcement Foundation. The committee found “no support for the claims made in the complaint,”…
US House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations
Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and a panel of experts on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s reduction to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget and workforce, citing consequences for everyday weather data, national security and affected industries. Virtually every American interacts with NOAA’s weather data, which supplies forecasting services across the […]
How the Rockettes originally began in St. Louis
This year marks the 100th birthday of the most iconic precision dance groups in the country, the Rockettes. Although, this milestone doesn't reflect their start in New York City, but rather, in St. Louis.
St. Louis sports radio show accused of spreading false rumor about Ole Miss student
Local ESPN radio affiliate WXOS aired a segment featuring a rumor about an Ole Miss college freshman that 'destroyed' her life, according to a story published by The Athletic.
Holleman: Abortion-rights group again snubs Spencer for Jones in mayoral race
Abortion Action Missouri is drawing heat for its endorsement of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones — and only Jones — in next Tuesday’s mayoral race.
St. Louis mayor must wait to pick new personnel chief after judge’s order
Former Personnel Director Rick Frank said a proposed rule change would have allowed the mayor to bypass him when she filled the city’s top HR job.
St. Charles residents slam officials for move to sell parkland. Mayor says they're not.
"It is like you are screwing around with apple pie, the Cardinals, or even Santa Claus," a St. Charles resident told the mayor.
Grandmother grieving St. Peters boy is ‘livid’ he was on a motorcycle
Her grandson, Calvin Spurlock, died and the man operating the motorcycle was critically injured in Sunday's crash.
Maybe a record?
Tornadoes flip vehicles, destroy homes during Wednesday storms
Storms swept through the St. Louis region Wednesday afternoon, leaving damage in their wake.
A tornado touched down in Washington County near Potosi in Missouri, as well as in Bond County near Greenville, Illinois.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no fatalities had been reported as of Wednesday evening.
Here's what we know so far about Wednesday evening's storm damage.
Washington County, Missouri
Multiple residents throughout Potosi and other nearby areas shared video and pictures of the…
One-man effort to block appointment to Franklin County Commission sputters in Missouri Senate
State Sen. Mike Moon spent most of the night holding up the confirmation vote of the former senate president who once punished him for wearing overalls in the chamber.
Tornado hits Potosi, causing outages and livestock loss
A tornado struck Washington County near Potosi on Wednesday, causing significant damage, power outages, and a set of livestock going missing, with minor injuries reported and emergency crews working overnight to manage the aftermath.
Vexed by judicial restraints on Trump, U.S. Senate GOP floats bill to undercut courts
WASHINGTON — Amid dozens of injunctions placed against the Trump administration, Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discussed a bill Wednesday to curb the nationwide effects of those orders from federal judges. The bill, sponsored by GOP Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who leads the committee, would prohibit district court judges from issuing injunctions […]
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