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Whitey and Mary Lou Herzog were married in their hometown of New Athens and remained together for more than 70 years before he passed away Tuesday at 92.
Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]
As you know, I've spent a long time arguing that the Fed's interest rate hikes aren't responsible for lower inflation. This is because inflation started to ebb within a few months of the hikes, and that's way too fast. It takes a year or two for interest rate changes to affect inflation. Well, it's been ...continue reading "Why is the economy so good?"
ST. LOUIS -- Red light camera legislation passed the St. Louis Board of Aldermen this week. Twelfth Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus says it's not going to be the solution supporters are making it out to be. She says you need a lot more than just a camera to turn this bad situation around. The Missouri [...]
ST. LOUIS - Police are currently looking for a suspect following a robbery at a CVS Pharmacy, Saturday in the 7300 block of Gravois. According to police, the suspect, a man believed to be in his 50s, approached the register to buy a pack of gum. When the cashier opened the register, the man handed [...]
ST. LOUIS - Police are looking for a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon on the 4800 block of Hammett Place in the Kingsway East neighborhood. A 35-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his hand. He told officers that he was walking along Hammett Place when he heard gunshots and subsequently [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A 53-year-old man is hospitalized after his motorcycle crashed near the Dome at the America's Center in downtown St. Louis early this morning. Authorities report that the incident occurred around 3 a.m. as the man was riding north on Lumiere Place. He attempted to switch lanes onto Convention Plaza but struck the [...]
EUREKA, Mo. -- Police notified the Rockwood School District about a threat called into 911 to shoot up one of their schools. A letter sent home to parents says that they are taking the threat seriously but did not find any evidence that it matched any of their students and likely came from outside the [...]
It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley, Sunday, April , 21, 2024. John Hancock, Republican consultant, on the right, and Michael Kelley, Democrat consultant, on the left, took on the following topics: Remember, if It’s Sunday in St. Louis, it’s Hancock and Kelley [...]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wants to wipe out the medical debt for up to a million people in the state over time. And school employees in Iowa will likely be allowed to bring guns on campus for what's billed as an initial line of defense during a violent attack. Host Jim NIedelman gets into that [...]
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