An extensive investigation concluded “that this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not a homicide or a hate crime,” said Chris Crocker, acting special agent in charge.
A few facts about the H5N1 avian flu virus: Humans who are in close contact with sick birds like poultry farmers and slaughterhouse workers are at a high risk of infection.... Despite confined examples of person-to-person transmission occurring since 1997, constant transmission has not been observed. ....H5N1 was first discovered in humans in 1997 in ...continue reading "Raw data: Avian flu cases, 2003-2024"
Over her 50-year career, Dr. Suzanne Saueressig treated thousands of animals and transformed the Humane Society of Missouri into one of the largest veterinary practices in the Midwest. As the first female practicing veterinarian in the state, she was a true Missouri trailblazer. When Dr. Saueressig died in 2013 at the age of 88, she …
Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]
I warned you that someday there would be a pop quiz to see if you've been paying attention to me, and today's the day. Please explain what's wrong with this infographic: The key result here is that 38% of protests turn violent if police are present, while only 7% turn violent if police stay away. ...continue reading "A pop quiz: Are police the cause of protest violence?"
There seems to be something rather specific when it comes to the current Italian government when it comes to strong-arming commerce over a protective stance on Italian cultural touchstones. This has traditionally expressed itself mostly in the food and drinks categories of commerce. Wines are particularly of note here, with several recent examples of Italy […]
At a time when dozens of Catholic parishes in the St. Louis Archdiocese are closing, a new deal to bring America’s largest Catholic graduate school of theology to St. Louis County is raising eyebrows.
St. Charles County Police are asking for your help tracking down a person of interest in a brazen burglary. The person is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal belongings from a single home before riding off on a scooter.
Bi-State Development and Metro Transit hosted an open house for the St. Louis Metrolink Green Line project, focusing on environmental considerations and design blueprints for the $1 billion initiative.
The Gateway Pundit has filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal court in southern Florida as it faces what could be a massive defamation judgment stemming from their maligning of two Georgia election workers in the wake of the 2020 election. Founded in 2004 by brothers Jim and Joe Hoft, the St. Louis-based website has never let facts get in the way of throwing red meat to their far-right audience. This lack-of-scruples approach won the site a big audience in the Trump years, during which they had a credentialed White House correspondent who the New Yorker described as more interested in trolling other media outlets than breaking big stories.
Maplewood Deputy Mayor Shawn Faulkingham read a resolution that “honored, commended and thanked” Nikylan Knapper for her service as mayor of Maplewood at the beginning of the city council meeting on Tuesday (see page nine of the agenda). Knapper then thanked the council members individually. New Maplewood mayor Barry Greenberg’s pick to be the new […]
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