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OK, it's official. Donald Trump's "other crime"—the one that turns a falsification of records from a misdemeanor into a felony—can be anything from a menu of three choices. CNN has a good description of the judge's instructions to the jury this morning: Judge Juan Merchan explains that the jury must determine whether Trump conspired to ...continue reading "Donald Trump’s “other crime” finally officially explained"

ST. LOUIS -- Cicadas have invaded nearly every neighborhood in the St. Louis metro area. The loud buzzing is the mating call of male cicadas, trying to attract females. This year is particularly bad because two cicada broods are emerging simultaneously. The good news is that it is almost over. Missouri is home to four [...]

Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed ‘free speech absolutist,’ rarely gets it right when it comes to actual free speech. But he deserves a rare round of applause in his fight against Australia’s global speech injunction. We’ve had many posts detailing Elon Musk’s somewhat hypocritical understanding of free speech. This included his willingness to fold and give […]

Not all white squirrels are albinos, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Here's why.

A Jay Ashcroft campaign letter that attacked his opponents Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe as a closeted Democrat and state Sen. Bill Eigel as a “political gadfly” shows illegal coordination between his gubernatorial campaign committee and a political action committee, a complaint to the Missouri Ethics Commission states. Ashcroft’s campaign is denying the allegations. The complaint, […]

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In a story that starts off infuriating but ends up heartwarming, the Osbourne family has taken in a new dog.The infuriating part is that the pup, a bulldog, had been…

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Most of the region's insects have already come out of the ground, meaning the cicadas' song will stay loud for weeks until July approaches.

A Belleville, Illinois, man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting tied to a reported domestic disturbance.

ST. LOUIS - Nicki Minaj is taking her North American tour to the next level with 22 additional shows. One of these stops includes a high-energy performance at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Expect a dazzling spectacle as Minaj lights up the stage with hits from her latest album, [...]

The freeze on Medicare insurance payments that began during the pandemic is coming to an end for certain programs. To renew their coverage, people enrolled in the CHIP and Ticket to Work health assurance programs must pay their May invoices by June 1. Moving forward, premium payments will be required every month.

Jon Bon Jovi is opening up about son Jake Bongiovi's wedding to Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown.The rock legend confirmed the two recently tied the knot and shared a…

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But the judges denied a request from the plaintiffs to grant them class-action status to go after large-scale refunds of all such taxes paid during the pandemic years.

Huntleigh attorney David Wasinger is casting himself as a Trump-aligned Republican.

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

A new documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono has been announced.The film, titled One to One: John & Yoko, focuses on the pair's 1972 One to One concerts in…

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A new project connects scientists and storytellers with high-quality footage, giving a second life to images that would otherwise sit around on hard drives.

Crews are working to clear the scene of an apparent crash involving tractors and other vehicles on Interstate 70 near St. Charles Rock Road.

On This Day, May 29, 1969…Folk supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, made up of former Byrds member David Crosby, former Buffalo Springfield member Stephen Stills and former Hollies member Graham…

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