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Investigators with the Manchester Police Department have been credited with identifying a trio wanted for a multi-state crime spree. However, the trio is still at large.

MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Two McDonald County teenage girls allegedly plot to kill their foster parents and their caseworker is now charged for withholding a note that laid out those plans. Emily Flatt is facing felony charges of tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution. She is a case manager at Missouri Baptist Children's Home [...]

“I believe that education, and investing in early childhood specifically, is the transformational solution our region needs,” Charli Cooksey said.

Patty Dial went to bed in her Tower Grove South home on Saturday night, her Nissan Rouge was right in front of her home. 

CNN says inflation is skyrocketing in Russia: Butter, some meats, and onions are about 25% more expensive than a year ago, according to official data.... Inflation is being driven by the rapid rise in wages as the Kremlin pours billions into military industries and sends millions of men to fight in Ukraine. Hmmm. "Some" meats. ...continue reading "Inflation in Russia is . . . kind of normal"

Following the election, there is new leadership in Missouri's upper chamber, making history in the Show Me State.

by Jonathan Ferry, EDFP Editor’s Note: Johnathan Ferry is an internationally-recognized economic development financial professional and author. He has extensive knowledge of and experience with economic development issues in the St. Louis Region. Ferry was named 2019 Young Economic Development Professional of the Year by the International Economic Development Council. An historically rare opportunity of significant […]

James Frazer, 38, is suspected of killing his 49-year-old neighbor near Wright City.

Investigators said a Kirkwood woman embezzled approximately $30,0000 from her employer over an 18-month period.

Environmental advocates understand the announcement as a reversal, calling it “absolutely devastating.”

Cops like to pretend they’re winning the war on sex trafficking. Whether or not there’s enough sex trafficking to justify law enforcement expenditures is, at best, still an open question. And most sex trafficking operations tend to end with the arrest of the people they’re supposed to be saving: the sex workers. Then there are […]

In a lawsuit filed Monday, the woman said her daughter started showing symptoms on Nov. 10 and has lost seven pounds since then.

After a bone-dry October, November has certainly been a wet month. Just two weeks ago, many areas saw flash flooding. The Trainwreck Saloon was one of the many businesses impacted.

St. Louis County police said a missing 28-year-old woman was found safe after walking away from her home early Monday morning.

"Ingozi was known for his impressive roar and magnificent mane," the zoo said.

A man on Monday was charged in a wrong-way crash last summer in which a 35-year-old man died.

EDWARDSVILLE - Elise Thompson, a junior for the Father McGivney Catholic girls swimming team, had a breakthrough performance for herself and the Griffins at the IHSA sectional meet on Nov. 9, 2024, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center in Edwardsville.Thompson was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished sixth in 2:15.37. earning a medal, and also was fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:11.51. She also had a time of 2:28.37 in the 200-yard individual medley and was the anchor for the 200-yard freestyle relay team that came in at 2:00.70, all excellent efforts. In a post-meet interview, Thompson felt she swam well, and was very proud of her two medal-winning performances. "Personally, I think I did very well," Thompson said. "The relay I was part of took sixth place, and individually, in the 100 breaststroke, I took fifth place. So, I think I did pretty well, personally." For such a young program such as the Griffins have, it's a very good start, indeed. Yeah, I thin

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EDWARDSVILLE - Alton's Ella Valyo had a very good showing in her events at the girls sectional swim meet, held on Nov. 9 at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School. Valyo was a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay that had a time of 2:15.81, came in the 109-yard backstroke at 1:19.6, and was also a part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that came in at 5:15.64. Ella is an Auto Butler Female Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds. It was indeed a good showing for Valyo and the Redbirds, and she thought she had a good performance, despite not having swam for some time. "I thought it went well," Valyo said in an interview conducted shortly after one of her heats. "Not too bad, for not having swam for a little bit." Valyo also felt that her teammates also swam well, went out, and did their best Valyo also had a very simple goal going into the sectional. "Just to swim my hardest," Valyo said. Which she and the rest of her teammates did throughout. "I hope OK,"

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Maybe I'm guilty of not paying attention, but lately I've noticed there's (apparently) considerable pushback to the notion that human sex is binary. But it is: Women have the capacity to produce eggs and men to produce sperm. At a biological level, that's pretty much all there is to it despite the existence of a ...continue reading "Sex vs. gender: I have a question"