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Brian Dorsey executed for 2006 killings of cousin and her husband after appeals denied
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page wants to hire new staffer to coordinate anti-homicide efforts
The initiative aims to cut murders in the metro area by 20% over the next three years.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page requests $99,000 to educate voters on tax hike
The tax increase would pay for a new police and county government headquarters, or renovating the existing buildings.
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Why did the temperature drop during the solar eclipse?
During the solar eclipse Monday, you may have noticed that as the eclipse reached its peak, it got kind of chilly.
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Uri Berliner, a senior business editor at NPR, has written a buzzy article at the Free Press about how NPR has recently fallen apart. He attributes this to widespread changes following the murder of George Floyd in 2020: There’s [now] an unspoken consensus about the stories we should pursue and how they should be framed. ...continue reading "The peculiar tale of NPR’s decline and fall"
Forum Drone: Clark Library Near Completion
This week, Louis Kelly, Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures progress on the new Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The building is enclosed and work is nearing completion. It will replace the former headquarters building at 1640 S. Lindbergh Boulevard, which has been demolished. Designed by Lamar […]
Missouri inmate executed for 2006 killings of cousin and her husband
In a final statement, Brian Dorsey, 52, expressed remorse and sorrow for the killings.
Missouri man executed for 2006 murders of cousin and her husband
A Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago was put to death late Tuesday afternoon.
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The pleasure is to play: New Lemmy action figure announced
The company Super7 is paying tribute to Lemmy Kilmister with a new action figure modeled after the late Motörhead frontman.Standing 7 inches tall, the figure recreates Lemmy's look from Motörhead's 1981…
Family recounts bus catching fire, crashing into Normandy home
A scary scene unfolded in Normandy after a school bus caught fire and slammed into a home Monday.
The EPA’s first chemical plant rule in 20 years targets polluters in Louisiana and Texas
The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent.
Fifth Circuit: Never Mind Your Lying Eyes, These Cops Who Killed A Woman Deserve Immunity
The best place to be the sort of cop who thinks it’s a good idea to associate yourself with the Punisher remains the Fifth Circuit. Cops in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana are blessed with the most forgiving appellate court in the land — one even capable of irritating the same Supreme Court that has spent […]
Michigan taps Centene to keep Medicaid contracts
Centene said in a statement that Meridian has 27 years of experience “developing and maintaining a Medicaid network in Michigan.”
Family, two others injured in Ferguson head-on collision
A head-on car crash Tuesday morning in Ferguson sent five people to the hospital, including a family of three.
Brian Dorsey’s Final Statement Before Execution: ‘I Carry No Ill Will or Anger’
Attempts to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, convicted of murder, have failed and he is set to be put to death tonight. In his official final statement Dorsey apologized for his crimes and says he holds no ill will or anger towards his executioners. Two days before Christmas in 2006 prosecutors say Dorsey killed his cousin Sarah Bonnie, and her husband Ben Bonnie, sexually violated her corpse, and left their bodies locked in their bedroom before stealing from their home and fleeing, RFT previously reported.
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