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71-year-old killed in Iron County single-vehicle crash
IRON COUNTY, Mo. - One man is dead after a single-car crash Monday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 71-year-old House Springs man was traveling northbound along Route N, around eight miles north of Johnson Shut Ins State Park. Just before 4 p.m., the vehicle traveled off the left side of the [...]
'It is concerning for us': Local bakeries affected by rising egg prices
Egg prices are continuing to soar, causing some businesses to adjust their prices while others are eating the cost.
Appeals Court Says Town Can’t Forbid Cops From Flying The ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag
While we all know the “Thin Blue Line” flag is just a bastardization meant to signify cops are above the law, there’s no constitutional way we can forbid cops from displaying their deliberate antagonism against their obligations to the people they serve: things like transparency, accountability, and the service and protection so many law enforcement […]
Former Laclede-Christy Bridge on Sulphur Ave.
Car break-ins at BJC parking garage leave employees worried
Another wave of vehicle break-ins in the Central West End has BJC Hospital workers on edge.
St. Louis finds budding business partnership in Rwanda
Mentioning Rwanda rewinds the mind to 1994 and one of the worst genocides in history. Many of the more than 800,000 people killed during the 100-day massacre are remembered inside the Genocide Memorial in Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali.
30 years later, reconciling the atrocities that occurred—with a focus on unity and progress—has turned Kigali into one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
Locals prepare for February snow with winter gear
As February’s first snowfall approaches, St. Louis residents are making sure they’re prepared and learning from last month’s sudden winter storms that left many scrambling for supplies.
Police investigating 'suspicious' death of teen girl in north county
One teen girl was shot in the Glasgow Village neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Trump sued over his suspension of refugee resettlement
WASHINGTON — A coalition of faith groups who provide refugee services Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court over the Trump administration’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement as well as withholding funds for those services appropriated by Congress.
Linda Evarts, the International Refugee Assistance Project’s lead attorney on the suit, is urging the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to issue a temporary restraining order; an injunction on the suspension…
Judge rules Trump administration failed to comply with order unfreezing federal payments
WASHINGTON — A federal judge told the Trump administration on Monday that it must comply with a previous ruling that required the government to unfreeze funding on grants and loans.
Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island issued the new five-page ruling just days after Democratic attorneys general filed an emergency motion, alleging the Trump administration wasn’t following a temporary restraining order the judge issued in late January.
McConnell…
Bayer backs broadened effort to shield Roundup from claims it failed to warn of cancer
Bayer’s push to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol on Monday.
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Donald Trump’s ‘catastrophic’ NIH funding cut temporarily blocked by federal judge, but not in Missouri
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday prevented the National Institutes of Health from changing the percentage that universities and medical schools pay in facilities and administrative costs in 22 states that filed a lawsuit, partially blocking a decision that was rebuked by academic institutions throughout the country and members of Congress.
Illinois is a plaintiff; Missouri is not.
Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts entered the brief, two-page order, which “shall…
Snow's Coming; Residential Streets Won't Be Plowed
Moving soon and looking between Soulard and Forest Park SE
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Urban League hosts drive-thru giveaway to help families in need
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis continues to help families in need in the St. Louis region.
Magic City Hippies
About Magic City Hippies MCH initially floated onto the scene as Robby Hunter Band, yet once their album titled Magic City Hippies dropped, it became clear they had accidentally found […]
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