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I reran this post a little over a year ago so many of my readers will remember it.  It’s one of my all time favorites.  I have many new eyes on this blog so I’ve decided to run it again. Maplewood History: A Hunk, A Hunk of Burning… Hobby? There is just a wealth of […]

Terrance D. Mahone was charged late Monday with one count of unlawful use of a weapon following a standoff with police in a parking garage under City Hall.

Nick Blair of Wood River, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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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 […]

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - After seven months of closed-door meetings, a report was released late Monday night by a bipartisan group of lawmakers regarding the ethics complaint filed against House Speaker Dean Plocher. The group has been meeting since the fall to discuss a complaint filed by another House member. The report was rejected, but [...]

Madeleine Kearns says this about abortion over at National Review: The pro-life side can afford to acknowledge the best pro-choice arguments — a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, the intense difficulties an unplanned pregnancy can cause, the asymmetry of reproduction between the sexes, etc. They have counter-arguments for each of them. But the pro-choice side ...continue reading "I acknowledge that pro-life folks think abortion is murder. I just don’t believe it."

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - After a standoff Monday morning with St. Charles Police, an O'Fallon man has now been charged. Terrance Mahone, 42, is facing one charge of unlawful use of a weapon, according to officials. A release states that the victim entered her vehicle in the St. Charles City Hall parking garage and sat [...]

"It was a really bad accident. You could hear them screaming. I immediately had to help," said Keosha Tillman.

A police department spokesman said seven of the protesters were arrested, and prosecutors intend to seek charges of unlawful assembly and trespassing.

The sinkhole has increased in diameter since first discovered, making the area unsafe for travel, Illinois Department of Transportation officials said.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - With less than five weeks until the final adjournment in Jefferson City, there's still an important multi-billion-dollar tax to renew, impacting more than a million Missourians. It's a key piece of funding that could put the state's Medicaid program in jeopardy if it's not renewed. Some Senate Republicans say before taking [...]

Wheel of Fortune has been on for something like 40 seasons, and you'd think that by now the basic strategies would all be no-brainers. And yet, you'll constantly see this dumb move. You're in the bonus round and the category is "What Are You Doing?" The puzzle looks like this: E __ T __ N ...continue reading "A Wheel of Fortune question"

A roofing contractor in Red Bud, Illinois, is calling out a competitor, alleging they’re not properly licensed. Illinois law requires roofing contractors be licensed with the state.

Here we go again. There seems to be a thing happening among a select few big name video game publishers that have decided for some reason that they want to go to war with their own modding communities. The reasons for doing so vary, but they all amount to wanting to strictly control the experience […]

Many St. Louisans have welcomed the recent warmup with open arms, but the warm temperatures drew others outside for a very different reason Monday.

St. Louis County has been facing several troubles in an effort to get their Senior Property Tax Freeze Program moving forward. Meanwhile, in the City of St. Louis, things have moved along well with its program.