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Man arrested for threatening to shoot-up child care center

1 year 7 months ago
JENNINGS, Mo. -- A man is under arrest after threatening to "shoot-up" the Head Start Urban League building on Jennings Station Road. Jarvon Conner, 21, is charged with making a terrorist threat and harassment. He is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond. Court documents state that Conner called the child care center on Friday, [...]
Joe Millitzer

Raw data: Sales of electric vehicles

1 year 7 months ago
Here are the latest figures through December 2023: Sales of all cars with rechargeable batteries—including plug-in hybrids—have continued to grow strongly. Sales of pure electric vehicles haven't fallen, but they have flattened out since the middle of last year.
Kevin Drum

Almost A Replay: Bitterly Cold Wind Chills Set For Friday and Saturday Night

1 year 7 months ago
ALTON/ST. LOUIS, MO. - For those who enjoyed the movie “Groundhog Day” starring actor Bill Murray, the weather conditions around the Alton/St. Louis region for Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, and Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, will be very replicative. Meteorologist Alex Elmore with the National Weather Service in St. Louis said today temps will be bitterly cold and almost be absolutely the same on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. He said the National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 6 p.m. Jan. 19, 2024, to noon on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Forecaster Elmore said right now the region is experiencing a second round of bitterly cold temperatures. "As of about 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, the temps stand about 16 degrees Fahrenheit," he said. "The wind chills are right around zero degrees and it will drop down to values in the negative 10 to 15 wind chill range. On Saturday, Jan. 20, we will repeat what we experienced today and overnight and again

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Brew Tulum Sues Landlords Over Lead Contamination That Led to Closure

1 year 7 months ago
The owners of the now-shuttered Central West End restaurant Brew Tulum have sued their landlords and the site's property manager over the lead contamination they found on site, saying their landlord's negligence caused them to sustain "serious injury and damages." The RFT first broke the news last year that Laura McNamara and Alberto Juarez had closed the eatery in September after finding evidence of lead contamination on site in their Delmar Maker District space. The contamination was discovered after their young son tested positive for exposure during a routine health screening — and after they ruled out the presence of lead at their home, began to eye the commercial space that housed their year-old eatery.
Sarah Fenske

Daily Deal: The Complete 2024 Microsoft Office Mastery Bundle

1 year 7 months ago
The Complete 2024 Microsoft Office Mastery Bundle has 9 courses to help you become a Microsoft Office expert. Courses cover Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. It’s on sale for $46. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support Techdirt. The […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Health update

1 year 7 months ago
Nutshell summary: Good news! Long, complicated explanation: Buckle up for this one. No doctors were involved in this analysis. As you know, for years I've been getting M-protein results to check the level of multiple myeloma in my bone marrow. This is done via an SPEP test—Serum Protein Electrophoresis. A successful treatment of my cancer ...continue reading "Health update"
Kevin Drum

Power out? Safe ways to stay warm in the winter

1 year 7 months ago
The colder weather is set to hit the Midwest again this weekend, prompting the need to consider how to stay warm in case of a power outage. Here is a list of 10 options to consider if your power goes out at home.
Liz Dowell