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Metro St. Louis bus involved in three-vehicle crash

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - There were frightening moments this morning after a three vehicle crash just north of downtown involving a Metro bus. It all happened at Tucker and Cass around 9:30 a.m. There were two passenger vehicles involved and a Metro bus. Witnesses tell us that the two cars were involved in a crash, and [...]
Mallory Thomas

Two more St. Louis area Catholic parishes to close

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Two more Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis are closing. St. Francis of Assisi in Franklin County and St. Catherine of Alexandria in Ste. Genevieve County will both shut their doors. A Vatican court has rejected their appeals to remain open. St. Clare in the city of St. Clair will [...]
Joe Millitzer

$10 Million scratch-off ticket sold in Alton, Illinois

1 year 1 month ago
A lottery ticket purchased in Alton, Illinois, has won $10 million from a scratch-off game called "$10 Million." This is the first winner of the Illinois Lottery’s first-ever $50 scratch-off ticket, $10 Million, which launched in December 2023.
Liz Dowell

Charges dropped in Daniel Riley 2020 robbery case

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- In a FOX 2 follow-up, the St. Louis City prosecutors office elected not to proceed with a 2020 armed robbery case against Daniel Riley. Riley is currently serving a 19-year prison sentence for hitting Janae Edmondson with a car in February 2023 in downtown St. Louis while violating bond. The Tennessee teen [...]
Kamy Smelser

Even conservative economists agree: We should have higher taxes on the rich

1 year 1 month ago
Tyler Cowen points today to a new paper that investigates whether economists tend to talk their own book. That is, do they generally come to conclusions that fit their political leanings? The answer, unsurprisingly, is yes, and I doubt that we need to bother with any more research on this subject. Tyler particularly directs our ...continue reading "Even conservative economists agree: We should have higher taxes on the rich"
Kevin Drum

Electric Mayhem Tattoo to Host Benefit for Stella Blues Bar

1 year 1 month ago
In April, one of St. Louis' favorite bars shut its doors indefinitely after a kitchen fire. Stella Blues Bar (3269 Morgan Ford Road), beloved for its cash-only, dirt-cheap neighborhood vibes and its delicious Korean-inspired fare (dreaming of that kimchi pizza), quickly vowed it would be back. "We love our community as much as they love us," bar manager Zoe McKelvie told the RFT at the time.
Jessica Rogen