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City of St. Louis Launches New Online Building Permit Portal to Modernize and Streamline Approvals
ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis today announced the launch of a new online building permit portal designed to modernize the application process, reduce approval times and significantly limit the need for in-person visits to City Hall. “The development community and everyday citizens have been demanding a simple, easy and 21st century way to apply for building permits. To end 70 years of population decline and make it possible for all St. Louisans displaced by last year’s
O'Fallon Township High School Wins Award for Partnership with Halpin Music
ALTON/O’FALLON - O’Fallon Township High School students can receive on-site instrument repairs thanks to local Alton business Halpin Music. OTHS recently won a 2026 Advocacy in Action Award from Music for All, recognized in the Community Involvement category for their partnership with Halpin. Mark Landon, owner of Halpin, explained that the business works with OTHS to repair students’ instruments on-site using their mobile repair shop. He believes this model is a great choic
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Undocumented Romanian Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Fraud of Nearly $200,000 in 22 States
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Monday, March 9, 2026, sentenced a Romanian national to 21 months in prison and ordered him to repay the almost $200,000 he stole from a nationwide retailer via “sleight-of-hand” schemes. Bobi Covaciu, 39, tricked store cashiers in at least 22 states into believing that he had paid the full amount of cash for a purchase. Covaciu counted out cash matching the purchase price and then took the cash back from cashiers and
Former Missouri House speaker sentenced to prison for COVID relief fraud
A former top Missouri lawmaker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing pandemic relief funds. Former Republican state House Speaker John Diehl pleaded guilty to wire fraud for using about $380,000 of federal loans on personal expenses instead of his law firm's operating costs.
Brew Tulum owners lose lead contamination case against former landlords
Mike Lawder, attorney for Brew Tulum, said he and his clients were shocked by the judgment, filed last month, and plan to appeal.
Judge finds man guilty of shooting Collinsville woman last year
A quick and unexpected turn of events in a Madison County courtroom Monday led to a guilty verdict for the alleged shooter in a Collinsville murder-for-hire case.
Neil Young back in the studio with Chrome Hearts
Neil Young is back in the studio.In a new post on his Neil Young Archives site, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed that he’s recording a new album with his…
Mary Lincoln Dress Now on Display at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
SPRINGFIELD – One of the few surviving dresses worn by Mary Lincoln is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, offering visitors their first chance to see the fragile garment in 15 years. Known as the “strawberry dress” for its decorative pattern of berries and leaves, the dress can be seen in the special exhibit “Lincoln: A Life and Legacy that Defined a Nation.” The exhibit gathers the ALPLM’s most treasured artifacts
Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds
The post Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds appeared first on ProPublica.
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Congressional Republicans Push Bills That Would Block Kids Access To Content For Ideological Reasons
Should parents have a right to monitor and control which sites and apps their kids use? Today, parents do have that legal right under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The 1998 law requires verifiable parental consent before websites or apps can collect, use or share personal information from teens 13 or under. In […]
The Stray Cats announce dates for new summer tour
After canceling their 2025 tour due to frontman Brian Setzer’s health, The Stray Cats are headed back out on the road this summer.All three original members — Brian Setzer, Lee…
Ex-Missouri House Speaker John Diehl sentenced to federal prison for fraud
"I am deeply ashamed of my actions," Diehl said in court.
Trial of Sam Page is postponed
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The trial of St. Louis County Executive Sam Page was postponed Monday after a hearing in Greene County Circuit Court.
Man sentenced to life for murder in Spanish Lake case
A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge has followed a jury’s recommended sentencing for a man convicted of killing another man during a drug deal in Spanish Lake.
Guilty verdict in Collinsville contract killing
The first of three men accused in a Collinsville murder-for-hire plot was found guilty Monday at a bench trial in Madison County Circuit Court.
East St. Louis Man Found Guilty In Collinsville Murder
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today that an East St. Louis man was found guilty of first-degree murder in what prosecutors described as a murder-for-hire killing of a Collinsville woman. Following a bench trial Monday in Madison County, Associate Judge Neil Schroeder found Gary D. Johnson, 46, guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Portia Rowland, Haine said. Prosecutors said Rowland was shot the morning of Jan. 21, 2025, outside her
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