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State Rep. Ian Mackey is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where he talked about his concerns around the upcoming legislative session and the 2024 elections. Mackey represents Missouri’s 99th House District, which takes in St. Louis County cities like Clayton, Ladue and Olivette. He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2018, and won reelection in 2020 and 2022.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Saturday, November 18, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Ronald Perkins, 28 years of age, of the 5100 block of Abington Road in Florissant, Missouri, 63033, for three counts of Robbery First Degree and three counts of Armed Criminal Action. A booking photo of Perkins is attached. Perkins is being held on $500,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: On November 8, Defendant entered a gas station at 7830 Clayton Road. Defendant, wearing a distinct outfit, pointed a black and silver handgun at the station employee and demanded money from the register. Defendant took cash from the register and while exiting the store he demanded a pack of Newport Cigarettes, which he was given. Defendant then left the gas station in a 2020 Kia Telluride. About an hour later

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While The Osbournes Podcast is up and running again, don't hold your breath for a reboot of The Osbournes reality TV show. During the latest episode of said podcast, Ozzy…

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We asked interior designer Julie Baur to share some ideas. Veronica weighs in, too.

In a matter of months, the union representing maintenance, custodial and cafeteria workers at Kansas City Public Schools went from a cordial relationship with the district to filing seven class-action grievances. The grievances include allegations that the district hasn’t delivered all raises laid out in the latest labor contract, has disciplined workers for using leave […]

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The Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station has been transformed into a glittering holiday retreat. With wall-to-wall bling, The Sleigh Shed puts the excess of the holidays on full […]

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Ringo Starr is on the cover of the December issue of AARP magazine, where he opens up about his relationship with his Beatles bandmates. “Paul loves me as much as I love him," he says of Paul McCartney.…

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ALTON - Alton resident Charlie Stocker raised concerns about code enforcement and deteriorating properties at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting . After months of trying unsuccessfully to meet with the mayor and the Code Enforcement/Building and Zoning director, he said he’s now taking the story to the news media. Stocker said he moved to Alton in 2005 and that the city’s Code Enforcement Department has “struggled at best,” adding he and others find the department “very ineffective.” “The part that seems to be most ineffective is when there’s a violation and somebody gets cited and for whatever reason, they ignore the city and their efforts to enforce it," Stocker said during public comments at Monday's meeting. "They either don’t pay the fine, or they pay the fine and still don’t come up to code. “As a result, in the last three years as of August 30, the city has spent just north of $900,000 t

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Courts jettisoned ballot wording Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had proposed for a set of initiative petitions to legalize abortions.

James Archer Abbott will take audience members on a tour of this country’s most famous house.

The same Kia Telluride was used in all three armed robberies, police said.

The 1981 blockbuster film Escape from New York was shot in St. Louis because Hollywood knew it could pass off our beleaguered downtown as a post-apocalyptic Manhattan. While the urban canyons at our city's core have far more residents and nighttime vitality today, they've retained some of that sinister, Gotham ambiance after the sun goes down.

Ruh-roh! Scooby-Doo and the gang will need your help to solve a gem of a mystery when the SCOOBY-DOO!™ Mansion Mayhem exhibit comes to The Magic House.   The immersive […]

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Police said while officers with the department's SWAT team were approaching the home, officers heard a single gunshot from inside the home.

KISS is gearing up to say goodbye to the road with two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden on December 1 and 2, and the momentous occasion will be felt throughout…

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