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Two men die in wrong-way St. Charles County crash

1 year 3 months ago
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. -- Two people are dead after a crash Wednesday night on southbound US 61 south of Route P in St. Charles County. Just after 8:30 p.m., Ray Jackson, 84, was driving the wrong way when he crashed head on with another car. Ryan White, 19, was driving the other car. They [...]
Joe Millitzer

Police search for victim in St. Louis apartment shooting

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A shooting in the lobby of an apartment building in The Ville neighborhood. This was at James House on St. Ferdinand Avenue. So far, police have not found a victim, and they are searching every one of the more than one hundred units. Police say persons of interest are being questioned. 
Joe Millitzer

Ballpark Village marks 10th anniversary with series of special events

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Ballpark Village is celebrating its tenth anniversary this weekend with a series of special events. The festivities kick off tomorrow and include a variety of activities, from a bar crawl to a concert by country singer Brett Young. There will also be a happy hour event featuring baseball legend Ozzie Smith on [...]
Joe Millitzer

Celebrate Ted Drewes birthday with 95 cent custard cones & party

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Ted Drewes is marking 95 years of delicious frozen custard today, and everyone is welcome to join the celebration and discover why they've been a favorite for so long. The festivities include giveaways, face painting, and custard cones for just 95 cents. There are also some exciting surprises in store for attendees. [...]
Joe Millitzer

360 Westport Is a Swanky, Sexy Trip Around the World

1 year 3 months ago
Are the young things wafting about the 12th floor of this shimmering Westport Plaza office building too young to know about Mad Men? Are they not old enough to have had bonkers crushes on Jon Hamm, because who didn't? Probably.
Alexa Beattie

Missouri Senate advances KC weapons facility tax break without aid for nuclear waste victims

1 year 3 months ago

An effort to create a program for St. Louis-area residents affected by radioactive waste nearly derailed a Missouri Senate bill backed by the Kansas City delegation to help expand a facility manufacturing components of nuclear weapons.Β  But after defeating the proposed amendment pertaining to St. Louis on Tuesday, senators approved the bill on a first-round […]

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Allison Kite

Paintball Scammer Is Ineligible to Run for Missouri Office, Lawsuit Claims

1 year 3 months ago
A race for the Missouri House of Representatives is now splattered in controversy as one candidate in St. Charles County is accusing the other of having operated a β€œpaintball gun trading scam” β€” one that he claims resulted in seven felonies against him. Missouri law prohibits people running for office if they have "been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony." The lawsuit filed Monday by Max Calfo asks a judge to find Michael Costlow ineligible both to run for statewide office and to hold his current position in local government because of the past felony charges against him.
Ryan Krull

The Vandy, STL Barkeep Team to Open Off Elm in Webster Groves This Fall

1 year 3 months ago
The cocktail wizards behind the Vandy will soon have another locus for their high-proof wizardry. Assuming approval of a conditional use permit by Webster Groves City Council, Matt and Jess Longueville are on course to open cocktail bar Off Elm at 8709 Big Bend Boulevard β€” two doors down from Bagel Union β€” sometime in the fall. Since 2017, the Longuevilles have owned STL Barkeep, a kind of moveable cocktail operation with an arsenal of bartenders, which hosts pop-ups at events around town.
Alexa Beattie

Civil War Buffs Are Coming to St. Louis to Remember the Sultana Disaster

1 year 3 months ago
For 25 years, Gene Salecker worked as a university police officer. There, Salecker met his wife, a professor, who inspired him to transition to the classroom, where he taught eighth grade for 12 years. Upon retiring in 2015, he became a full-time military historian, writing seven books in total on the Civil War and World War II.
Lauren Harpold

The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week: April 25 to May 1

1 year 3 months ago
This week brings a pair of new EPs from top-notch St. Louis acts Freddy VS. and Tidal Volume as they team up for a dual release show on Saturday at Off Broadway, with Chicago's Rebecca Jaffe kicking things off. Elsewhere, the inaugural Midwest Diskrust Fest brings together a bevy of hard-hitting d-beat bands from across the country for a full Saturday of fast, filthy fun at the Sinkhole; rapper and producer Mvstermind tops the lineup of St. Louis artists set to greet Saturday's marathon runners at the finish line for an afternoon after-party; and Michigan's Greta Van Fleet brings its progressive blues-rock stylings to Chaifetz Arena on Saturday evening. "But are there any days of the week other than Saturday?" you may find yourself asking.
Daniel Hill

Senate committee adds anti-immigration sanctions targeting Kansas City to Missouri budget

1 year 3 months ago

Missouri Republican lawmakers are seeking to target Kansas City with heavy sanctions if it moves ahead with stated plans by Mayor Quinton Lucas to welcome immigrants with legal clearance to work while in the United States. The last item added to the state budget Wednesday during deliberations of the Senate Appropriations Committee was language that […]

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Rudi Keller