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We’ve now arrived at the end of our series of posts about the winners of this year’s public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1929! We’ve already covered the Best Remix, Best Deep Cut, Best Visuals, Best Adaptation, the honorable mentions, and the Best Digital Game. Today, we wrap things up with a look at […]

For St. Louis renters, one big question remains: Are you still required to pay rent on your home if it was damaged or destroyed in the tornado?

Longtime St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong, respected for his speed, sharp glove and his postseason presence, recently called it a career after 11 major-league seasons.

A St. Louis man was convicted Friday in the murder of his girlfriend's landlord that stemmed from an eviction dispute.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Fairview Heights man with disseminating child sexual abuse material as part of an ongoing effort to combat online exploitation of minors in Illinois. James P. Scherer, 31, was charged Tuesday in St. Clair County Circuit Court with two Class X felony counts of dissemination of child pornography, offenses punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Scherer is currently held at the St. Clair County Jail, with a detention hearing scheduled for May 27. Investigators from Raoul’s office, working alongside the Fairview Heights Police Department, executed a search warrant at Scherer’s residence on the 10th block of Pine Trail in Fairview Heights. Authorities took Scherer into custody after uncovering evidence of child sexual abuse material. “Survivors of child exploitation and their families can face life-long trauma, and the predators responsible for these heinous crimes being held accountable can help them begin

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May 24th has been a day marked by a diverse array of significant events that have shaped the world in various ways. If we rewind to 1844, May 24th was the day when Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message, famously stating, “What hath God wrought.” This breakthrough in communication technology revolutionized how information was transmitted over vast distances, effectively shrinking the world and laying the groundwork for our interconnected era. Traveling back further, May 24th, 1844, also saw the birth of the iconic Queen Victoria’s reign marking its 27th year, a period known as the Victorian Era, which profoundly influenced culture, industry, and politics in the 19th century United Kingdom and beyond. Her reign witnessed massive social changes and the expansion of the British Empire. In the realm of transportation, May 24th, 1930, marked the official opening of the Chrysler Building in New York City, which at the time was the world’s tallest building.

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