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Verizon Class Action Nets Piddly Payouts Over Company’s Completely Bogus Fees

11 months 3 weeks ago
Last year U.S. broadband giant Verizon faced yet another class action lawsuit for sleazy, misleading fees. This latest $100 million class action alleged that Verizon for years ripped off its customers via a $3 (and up) “Administrative and Telco Recovery Charge” that it tacked at the bottom of user bills to help the company falsely […]
Karl Bode

Dierbergs partners with UberEats for grocery delivery

11 months 3 weeks ago
Dierbergs Markets is partnering with one of the leaders in grocery delivery, and you can try it out for a discount for the rest of the month. Dierbergs announced the partnership Monday, saying it will bring "enhanced convenience to customers by making Dierbergs’ fresh groceries, pantry staples, and ready-to-eat meals available for delivery through the Uber Eats platform." The grocer already has partnerships with other delivery platforms DoorDash and Shipt. If you are new to grocery delivery or…
Sam Clancy

SLPS board president opens up on leadership challenges, district spending

11 months 3 weeks ago
The president of the St. Louis School Board is opening up about leadership challenges and questionable credit card charges. In an exclusive interview with KSDK, Toni Cousins said she's focused on moving forward. "There was questionable spending in regard to the superintendent," she said, referring to former Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett. "The board made the decision to part ways with her, did the board make the right call with that?” KSDK asked. “Yes, I believe…
Brent Solomon

National Weather Service introduces new Cold Weather Advisory 

11 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The National Weather Service has updated its advisory system to better reflect dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills. This new 'Cold Weather Advisory' replaces the previous 'Wind Chill Advisory.' With temperatures dipping into the single digits and wind chills making it feel as low as 10 below zero, the Cold Weather Advisory highlights [...]
Laura Simon

Tuesday, January 21 - Jan. 6 pardon recipients include defendants from Missouri and Illinois

11 months 3 weeks ago
Donald Trump’s first day back in the oval office included issuing pardons to more than 1,500 people charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol at the end of his last term. Plus: A case in federal court is aiming to dismantle a decades-old wetlands law, best known for its nickname: "swampbuster." Harvest Public Media's Rachel Cramer reports on why a landholding company says the wetlands law is unconstitutional and how sustainable agriculture groups are pushing back

Missouri lawmakers push for oversight panel to monitor conditions in state prisons

11 months 3 weeks ago
In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of the Joint Committee on Correctional Institutions and Problems had two important duties — inspect every prison at least twice a year […]
Rudi Keller

No injuries after abandoned warehouse fire in south St. Louis

11 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A fire broke out at an abandoned warehouse in south St. Louis Monday night. The fire took place around 8 p.m. Monday night on the 3200 block of South Kings Highway, just south of Tower Grove Park. Firefighters say smoke was coming from the second floor when they arrived. There is no [...]
Nick Gladney

Bitterly cold Tuesday gives way to a more typical winter feel

11 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - If you park outside, your car may have a little powder sugar coating on it after some very light snow fell briefly overnight. Shoulders and some roadways even have a little coating. Skies are now clearing. Bitter cold to start Tuesday. Temperatures have fallen into the single digits and winds chills are [...]
Angela Hutti