Aggregator

The justices unanimously revived a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a St. Louis police sergeant after she was forcibly transferred, but retained her rank and pay.

As Flo Rida once said, “Shawty had them Apple Bottoms jeans, boots with the fur, the whole club was looking at her.” But it's Nelly who is calling 2024 the year of Apple Bottoms jeans. Over the weekend, Nelly hinted on his Instagram that he’s bringing the jeans back by sharing a photo of some women sporting the clothing line with the caption, “2024 DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK..!!” Apple Bottoms, founded by Nelly back in 2003, is a nostalgic clothing brand designed to accentuate women’s natural curves, giving them, well, an apple bottom.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans unveiled three bills Wednesday that would provide $95 billion overall in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, instead of voting on a similar bipartisan Senate-approved package that’s been waiting around for months. The Ukraine bill would provide $60.84 billion, the Israel bill would appropriate $26.38 billion and the Indo-Pacific bill […]

The post U.S. House GOP rolls out aid for Ukraine, Israel; votes planned on TikTok, border security appeared first on Missouri Independent.

We’ve already seen the first official photo of Timothée Chalamet playing Bob Dylan for the upcoming James Mangold-directed film A Complete Unknown, but now we finally get to see him in action as the rock 'n' roll…

Source

How to play, where to take lessons, and things newcomers need to know

Pinnacle Contracting, Inc. announced the promotion of Tim McLaughlin to president. A release from Pinnacle stated: “Tim joined Pinnacle in 2013 and has continued to meet the increasing challenges of the construction industry. During his time as vice president he proved to be an exceptional leader and completed many successful projects while growing the company […]

A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas for border security on Wednesday became the first bill sent this year to Gov. MIke Parson. In February, Parson announced he would send 200 soldiers and 11 troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at […]

The post Missouri Senate sends bill for Texas border deployment to Gov. Parson appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The Refind Room, a consignment shop in Brentwood, is expanding its operations.

The goal is for the newly renovated Powell Hall to be reopened to the public for the 2025-2026 season, which would start that fall.

Illinois State Police arrested more than a dozen people, issued 24 felony charges and seized more than a pound of drugs during a three-day sting operation in the Metro East.

A former Pine Lawn police lieutenant has filed a bevy of lawsuits since being sentenced to prison, most recently against two women who accused him of drugging and abducting them.

The St. Louis-based U.S. security services unit of global security business GardaWorld recently inked a multiyear deal with the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys.

The legislation is the first bill to land on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.

The alleged world's largest bounce house is on tour throughout the country in 2024, and it will be making a weekend pit stop near St. Louis next month.

A St. Louis man appeared in U.S. District Court on Wednesday and admitted to committing a dozen robberies or attempted robberies in the fall of 2021.

Look at this cute little guy. It's a peninsular pronghorn, and he looks like he wants me to offer him a bit of kibble or something. Sadly, I don't know what pronghorns eat, peninsular or otherwise. Plus I didn't have any food anyway. And the zoo doesn't want you to feed the animals. The deck ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Boeing in July 2023 proposed a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The massive investment is partially contingent on Boeing winning Pentagon contracts for the next generation of fighter jet and potentially thousands of autonomous wingmen drones, as well as other military programs.

The Wall Street Journal's depiction of downtown St. Louis was not only accurate, but also shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody who lives here, Editor Erik Siemers writes.