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Durov’s Arrest Details Released, Leaving More Questions Than Answers
Is the arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, a justified move to combat illegal activities, or is it a case of dangerous overreach that threatens privacy and free speech online? We had hoped that when French law enforcement released the details of the charges we’d have a better picture of what happened. Instead, we’re […]
Fort Zumwalt superintendent to retire at end of school year
The Muny plans new box office, entry gates
The St. Louis Preservation Board will review the project Monday.
New tenant coming to City Foundry
GOP states aim to halt Biden program protecting some noncitizen spouses from deportation
WASHINGTON — Texas and 15 states Friday filed a suit in federal court to block the Biden administration’s program that protects some people in the country without authorization who are married to U.S. citizens from deportation and grants them a pathway to citizenship. States in the suit, which was filed in United States District Court […]
We're closer than ever to solving homelessness as a region | Opinion
An executive writes that the region has taken key steps to solving homelessness, and shares the path forward.
Steve Miller on success of Eminem collaboration: “I’d never seen anything like it”
Earlier this year, Eminem sampled Steve Miller Band’s '80s classic “Abracadabra” for his track "Houdini," and Miller says he’s amazed at how fast the song became a huge hit.In an interview with…
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Police seek 3 suspects after robbery near The Muny
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking three suspects after a robbery in the city's Forest Park neighborhood over the weekend.
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Tackle Hunger: 18 high schools ready to compete in food drive to benefit Operation Food Search
Stolen $100K Excavator Found in St. Clair County Cornfield
BELLEVILLE – A new excavator valued at more than $100,000, stolen from a job site in Belleville, was recovered in working order in a cornfield in St. Clair County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The recovery was facilitated by the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which acted on a tip generated through social media. The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which serves Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties, continues to make a significant impact on reducing area crimes. The task force is funded by insurance companies required by Illinois law to contribute to a fund administered by the Secretary of State’s office, through the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. During the last fiscal year, the task force said it had recovered 649 vehicles, with a total recovery value of $9,970,757. Additionally, 223 arrests were made, and 195 suspects were charged during the same period. The task force's efforts are crucial i
Children's playspace coming to City Foundry
Urban Fort Play, under new ownership, will be located inside a 4,600-square-foot space in City Foundry and is targeting an opening date in early spring 2025.
More apartments planned for downtown St. Louis. Owners to spend $185 million.
Mansion House, at 1128 Washington Avenue, will get a multimillion-dollar renovation that would put almost 500 units on the market.
Planned Parenthood challenges new Missouri law blocking Medicaid payments to its clinics
Missouri's Planned Parenthood affiliates are asking the state administrative hearing commission to block a new law that prohibits the organization from being reimbursed for serving Medicaid patients.
Manchester police chief resigns weeks after being placed on paid leave
The city of Manchester accepted the resignation of Police Chief Scott Will on Monday, weeks after he was placed on paid leave due to an ongoing investigation.
Will was placed on administrative leave in July as part of an "ongoing independent investigation," but the city has not provided any information on why he was being investigated.
When announcing his placement on leave last month, Manchester communications specialist Darin Wernig only said that the investigation did not concern unauthorized…
Retired FOX 2 reporter, anchor Elliott Davis embarks on new adventure: skydiving
Former FOX 2 investigative reporter and anchor Elliott Davis retired in August after a 45-year career. Now, he's on to his next adventure: skydiving.
Lunchtime Photo
This is the shoe fence near Rice, California. It was initially a shoe tree of obscure origin, where travelers would hang pairs of shoes, but the tree burned down in 2003 and was replaced by a "shoe garden." It's a garden only in the loosest sense of the word: a bare patch of ground about ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Federal appeals court declares Missouri’s ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’ unconstitutional
A Missouri law declaring some federal gun regulations “invalid” is unconstitutional because it violates the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, a federal appeals court in St. Louis unanimously ruled on Monday.
A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a district court ruling from last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing the Second Amendment Preservation Act, a law passed in 2021 that penalizes police for enforcing certain federal gun laws.
Among the law’s…
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