St. Louis Metropolitan Police are sounding the alarms over recent group carjackings and break-ins in the area. There have been more than 100 carjackings in the City of St. Louis so far this year.
The intersection of Yaeger Road and Milburn Road in south St. Louis County may be fast-moving in the summer. During the school year, it's anything but.
Voice changes can be more than a minor inconvenience. Dr. Christopher Rayle is an ENT at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital and warns that voice changes should be taken seriously if they last longer than a month.
Today at lunch the topic of traffic came up. If lots of people are working at home these days, shouldn't commuting traffic in cities be down considerably? I said I'd check, but that turns out not to be easy. Here's one data point: This is national data and it shows no change whatsoever in urban ...continue reading "Raw data: Urban traffic pre- and post-COVID"
Two of the biggest names in local law enforcement are answering the call in wake of the October Israel terror attacks: Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch and Scott Biondo, Director of Security for the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
As St. Louis entered the fourth quarter of 2023, its homicide rate was down 20%. If the trend continues through December, it would be the largest homicide reduction in the city in 90 years.
An op-ed in the Washington Post today complains about all those touchscreen apps asking how much of a tip you want to leave: Tipping is now out of control. Gratuity prompts have become so widespread and indiscriminate that a new study from the Pew Research Center shows it is causing mass confusion and frustration. ....The ...continue reading "Please leave a tip if you read this blog post"
There’s an effort underway in Missouri to change the statute of limitations for when victims of sexual abuse can take civil action against their abuser.
A St. Louis woman and former U.S. Postal Service admitted to stealing checks from the mail and depositing them in her own account during a federal court hearing Wednesday.