The family, with ties to the St. Louis-area and led by billionaire David Hoffmann, acquired nine of the properties used by a dairy it bought out of bankruptcy earlier this year. It wants to open more locations across the country.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St . Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and Accident Reconstruction detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash at North Hanley Road and St. Charles Rock Road that resulted in the death of an adult male. The deceased has been identified as Jordan Faulkner, 31 years of age, of the 7500 block of Mallard Drive in St. Louis, Missouri 63133. At 4:03 a.m., St. Louis County police officers from the Central County Precinct responded to a call for service for a vehicle crash at N. Hanley Road and St. Charles Rock Road. Officers located a male inside a vehicle that was on fire. Preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was traveling in an unknown direction when it struck a pole and overturned. The vehicle then caught on fire. An adult female was able to exit the vehicle and was transported to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries. The adult male was extricated and transported to an area hospital for lifesaving
Tyler Cowen links without comment today to a paper that estimates whether immigration research is tainted by bias: Our analysis exploits a rare opportunity where 158 researchers working independently in 71 research teams participated in an experiment. After being surveyed about their position on immigration policy, they used the same data to answer the same ...continue reading "How honest are immigration researchers?"
While Congress still can’t get its act together to pass an anti-SLAPP law, the Ohio legislature has stepped up and done so in the Buckeye state. Most of the reporting on this has noted that it passed unanimously, and the expectation was that Governor Mike DeWine would sign it, though his big list of bills […]
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Non-elderly Americans have pretty much give up on the COVID vaccine: The CDC counts vaccination rates starting from zero at the beginning of each flu season in September. By the end of the 2024 season only 15% of middle-age Americans had bothered getting freshly vaccinated. In the 2025 season so far the number is 12%. ...continue reading "Americans have given up on the COVID vaccine"
The 29-foot Staenberg Menorah, one of the tallest in the country, will be assembled in downtown St. Louis on Monday to celebrate Hanukkah, featuring holiday music, food, drinks, and free ice skating.
Looks like we may be getting some new music from Paul McCartney next year.The legendary Beatle, who recently wrapped the 2024 leg of his Got Back tour, answered some questions from…
SLMPD has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a 26-year-old woman who went missing on Dec. 17 after an incident on the 3700 block of Texas and is believed to have mental health conditions.
ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis announced on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, that Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah is no longer serving as the Corrections Commissioner. The decision to separate her employment was effective immediately. “Today, Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah’s employment with the City of St. Louis was separated effective immediately,” said Conner Kerrigan, a spokesperson for the city. “Tammy Ross is currently acting as the Commissioner of Corrections.” Clemons-Abdullah had been on leave from her position since Sept. 19, 2024. She was appointed to the role by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones approximately three years ago. The city did not provide any further details regarding the circumstances of her separation from the Corrections Commission.