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A man facing murder charges for seeking to avenge his own sister's death appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Monday to plead guilty on a reduced charge.

The victim helped the suspect with directions before the suspect fatally shot him in the face.

No asking price was given.

A previously convicted felon from St. Louis appeared in federal court on Monday to be sentenced on gun and drug possession charges.

Ringo Starr is turning 84 soon and has announced plans for his annual Peace & Love birthday celebration.  The annual event, happening July 7, will have Ringo and wife Barbara Starkey joined…

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No storm in recorded history has reached Category 4 this fast, this early.

In addition to Tampa and the St. Louis area, Fidelis Capital has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C. Dallas; Charlotte, North Carolina, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

This is the famous statue of Athena outside of Parlament¹ in Vienna. As you may remember, Athena has always been my favorite of the Greeks gods. She could kick butt when she needed to, but had the wisdom to know when not to. As for her unfortunate participation in the Trojan War, we'll just let ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

A Crawford County sheriff's deputy had an "out of this world" experience when he pulled over a UFO last week as it was headed down Interstate 44 toward Roswell, New Mexico.

We keep pointing out that, contrary to the uninformed opinion of lawmakers across both major parties, laws that require age verification are clearly unconstitutional*. * Offer not valid in the 5th Circuit. Such laws have been tossed out everywhere as unconstitutional, except in Texas (and even then, the district court got it right, and only […]

I overslept and then had to hop into my car for my first radiation treatment. So I'm a little late to the news. On the bright side, I'm now 1/28th of the way to a healthy prostate. And now the news. The big news, obviously, is that the Supreme Court finally roused itself to rule ...continue reading "Supreme Court rules that it needs more time before ruling on Trump’s immunity"

Violent crime in the United States dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period last year, according to the FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report released earlier this month. The FBI’s data, collected from nearly 12,000 law enforcement agencies representing about 77% of the country’s population, suggests violent crime dropped by […]

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Today on TAP: Roberts’s ruling gives Trump license to pursue dictatorship.

ROCK HILL, Mo. -- A Missouri lottery player in Rock Hill called his daughter first when he realized he had won $100,000. Now he plans on buying her a new car. The win came from a spur-of-the-moment decision to purchase a “$100,000 Diamond Dazzler” scratchers ticket while waiting in line at On the Run on [...]

St. Louis gastrointestinal health startup Geneoscopy, which has developed a test to screen for colon cancer, said Monday it has filed a counter suit against a competitor’s claims of patent infringement.

Aldermanic President Megan Green is a fan, but the mayor’s response is more muted.