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Anti-war protests continue to erupt on college campuses near and far, but one even closer to home is stirring up debate.

Three businesses were the victims of overnight break-ins early Sunday morning in St. Louis City and County.

It’s a drum I’ve been beating for some time now: the only reason cord-cutting hasn’t led the traditional cable television market into full capitulation has been television rights for live sports broadcasts. While major sports leagues and college conferences have certainly been trending into the streaming market like the rest of traditional television, it’s typically […]

"Please know we will respond proportionately each and every time," Chancellor Andrew Martin said in a statement on Monday.

The Bi-State President and CEO is speaking out on the importance of what the new proposed Metrolink Green Line could bring to the city, despite criticism.

A public meeting on Monday at Normandy High School is one step in an ongoing effort by the Normandy Schools Collaborative to improve student outcomes and regain full accreditation. State statutes require hearings before full accreditation can be considered.

Intense rainfall Sunday night led to flooding in East St. Louis, which has been a problem for decades, according to residents.

People are talking about a recent FOX 2 report involving mistaken identity which led to a mysterious police encounter. We solved it for the driver while working with two police departments to clear their name as being mistakenly wanted from the license plate reader system.

The St. Louis Mayor’s Office is setting the record straight on the future of the former Medium Security Institution prison, known as the Workhouse.

Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte' and LSFD reported train derailment in Lee's Summit, Missouri, two people non-life-threatening injuries

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Authorities should immediately drop all charges against Carlos Sanchez, the photojournalist arrested last week while covering a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Texas at Austin. Sanchez has reportedly been charged with assault on a peace officer, a second-degree felony.

“Violently arresting journalists and then charging them with felonies is unacceptable, authoritarian bullying,” said Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Director of Advocacy Seth Stern. “It’s doubly bad when police were there to shut down free speech in the first place.”

Contrary to the police affidavit in support of the arrest, video of the incident does not show Sanchez intentionally hitting an officer with his camera, and there is no reason why a local television journalist, who was there to cover the protests, not participate in them, would strike an officer.

That’s likely why Sanchez was initially only hit with a trespassing charge (which was dropped) before officers tacked on the ridiculous assault charge.

“Even after law enforcement assaults of journalists covering protests in 2020 resulted in millions in settlement payments, many officers clearly haven’t learned their lesson,” Stern added.

“As even the U.S. Department of Justice has acknowledged, protests are newsworthy, and journalists need to be allowed to cover them and their aftermath, even when protesters are dispersed,” Stern said.

“It’s important to keep in mind that none of this would have happened if American universities weren’t inviting militarized police forces onto campuses to break up student protests,” he added. “The police response to the protests — against journalists and students alike — has been far more violent than the protests ever were.”

Authorities should drop the charges and apologize to Sanchez. Those involved in this needless assault on press freedom need to be held accountable.

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, a contemporary rock 'n' roll band, filmed their new music video Monday in Belleville.

Chris Smith went on a first date with Leslie Reeves right before Thanksgiving in 2021. Her ex-boyfriend tracked them down.

Its new location, at 5447 S. Lindbergh Blvd., is less than a mile down the road from the old restaurant.

An investigation into accusations of misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher was dismissed Monday at the end of a tense hearing where members of the ethics committee blocked the chair from reading an email about how Plocher’s office had allegedly intimidated possible witnesses. The email, obtained by The Independent through an open records request, […]

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers dismissed on Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation. Members voted 7-2 to dismiss allegations against Plocher for misuse of taxpayer dollars, using his influence to [...]

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