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When calls flood the 911 system, dispatchers can be overwhelmed. A shortage of dispatchers exacerbates the problem.

One basketball team member tracked an electronic device to a restaurant dumpster and found a number of the stolen items inside.

The former St. Louis Circuit Attorney's campaign committee is active but dormant. She hasn't raised any new funds in 18 months.

Authorities used fingerprints on Tuesday to identify the homicide victim as Joshua Harris, 41, of the 7500 block of Wydown Boulevard.

The travel center chain, which said Monday it will open its first store in the state next month in Springfield, is actively looking at more real estate in Missouri. Will the St. Louis area be next?

MISSOURI — A man from Bakersfield, California was sentenced in federal court today for leading a drug trafficking operation across Missouri and Oklahoma. According to the U.S. District Court, 48-year-old William D. Johnson was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison without parole. Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in [...]

The EU Copyright Directive is arguably the most important recent legislation in the area of intellectual monopolies. It is also a failure, judged purely on its own terms as an initiative to modernize and unify copyright across the European Union. Instead, it includes many backward-looking features that go against the grain of the digital world, which are […]

A new report from a leading medical journal warns global warming may lead to a 370 percent increase in annual heat-related deaths.

The county is looking to fill positions across various divisions including maintenance drivers, code enforcement inspectors, automotive technicians and more.

From KMOV:  The Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Office of Broadband Development is asking for the public’s input on its plan to invest $1.7 billion to expand the state’s broadband infrastructure. An online survey is collecting feedback on its “Digital Opportunity Plan,” which asks survey-takers how well the plan identifies the state’s broadband needs and lays out […]

Neighbors tell FOX 2 that a young mother of five died in East St. Louis following an argument.

There won't be a government shutdown this month. Republicans supported Mike Johnson's continuing resolution only barely, 127-93, but Democrats joined up with the non-insane Republicans to give the CR a bipartisan 336-95 victory in the House. It's expected to pass the Senate later this week. The CR lasts through late January, which means that at ...continue reading "Government shutdown avoided yet again"

Jeff Hanus performed the Heimlich maneuver on the woman, twice thrusting his fists into her abdomen before whatever was choking her dislodged.

Among the findings in a 62-page report Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released Monday to KSDK: 25,000 cases dismissed. 2,735 cases dismissed by judges for failure to prosecute. $351,500 in taxpayer money paid to an unlicensed attorney providing legal advice. Countless violations of the Crime Victims' Rights Act. A resignation just hours before a judge was to order potentially damaging records be turned over and a deposition be scheduled. The report summarizes what his office found within…

A number of departments and centers at Washington University in St. Louis have partnered with the River City Journalism Fund, which nurtures minority journalists, to found the Heartland Journalism Fellowships at the university. Its two fellows – one based in…

Here's the latest YouGov poll showing Democratic preferences in the Gaza war: Every age group is more sympathetic to the Israelis than the Palestinians with the exception of the youngest cohort, which is slightly more sympathetic to the Palestinians. Overall, Democrats approve of Joe Biden's handling of the war by 62-21%.

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown, sending the unconventional two-step continuing resolution to the Senate and marking the first major hurdle Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has cleared since winning the gavel. The chamber approved the short-term funding measure in a 336-95 vote, days before Friday night's shutdown deadline. Two [...]

The board of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved 10 years of tax abatement, worth $7.3 million, for Midas Hospitality's project.