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400 terrorist illegal immigrants have been allowed into the US! Sigh. Debate moderators are suckers for breaking news, so I suppose we'll have to waste time on this tomorrow night. The story comes from NBC News, which says this: The migrants are of concern because of "potential" ties to ISIS. What this appears to mean ...continue reading "There are some migrants with “ISIS ties” at large in America"

Both drivers were transported to area hospitals with injuries.

Plant of the Week: St. John’s Wort June 30th Deadline to enter St. Louis Post-Dispatch Garden Contest St. Louis Gardeners: Growing more veggies than you can eat? Drop off weekly by Noon Monday-Tuesday at The Garden Shop on Hampton. There’s a table for donated produce. Donated veggies go to Growing Food, Growing People Plan your … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

A Metro East school district is leading a campaign to ban cell phones in the classroom statewide.

A St. Louis-area craft brewery has started construction on its first-ever taproom.

A 500-seat auditorium and event space is targeting renovations, with some already done.

The median price of a new house fell again last month: The price of a new house is now below its pre-pandemic trendline and heading toward its 2020 level. It may or may not get there, depending on how the economy does, but it'll be close. When the Fed finally gets around to lowering interest ...continue reading "New house price drops again in May"

Jarred Kelenic had three hits, including his eighth home run, and three RBIs to lead the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in a doubleheader opener for their ninth win in 12 games. Kelenic hit a two-run homer in the sixth and is batting .326 (14 for 43) with four homers and nine RBIs since being moved to the leadoff spot in the batting order. Reynaldo López improved to 4-0 in his last five starts, allowing two runs and four hits in five innings.

This week marks National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, a dedicated week that began in 2001 in an effort to call attention to lightning being an underrated killer.

TIL that there's a distinction between bribes and gratuities. A bribe is something given before the fact: Here's $13,000 if you'll buy our garbage trucks. A gratuity happens after the fact: Thanks for buying our garbage trucks! Here's $13,000. I didn't choose that example lightly. It's the background in Snyder v. United States, a case ...continue reading "Why do conservatives love government corruption?"

Police are searching for the person who shot and killed two individuals in the Glasgow Village neighborhood in north St. Louis County Tuesday night, and the community is calling for an end to the violence.

Techdirt has been covering the disgraceful attempts by the EU to break end-to-end encryption — supposedly in order to “protect the children” — for two years now. An important vote that could have seen EU nations back the proposal was due to take place recently. The vote was cancelled — not because politicians finally came […]

A new subdivision in St. Charles County along Highway DD continues to be a hot-button topic.