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These Missouri cities are named the state's filthiest

2 years 3 months ago
MISSOURI (KSNF) — With an abundance of natural beauty, places of historical significance, awe-inspiring landmarks, and accomplished major league sports teams, Missouri has rightfully earned its nickname, the "Show-Me State." However, one study is showing the dirt it has on the Show-Me State, by naming two Missouri cities as some of the filthiest in America. [...]
Dustin Lattimer

FCC Prepares To Restore Net Neutrality, But The New Rules Might Be Weaker Than The Ones Discarded By Trump

2 years 3 months ago
The FCC has announced that it will vote to restore the net neutrality rules stripped away by the Trump administration during an agency meeting on April 25. A reminder: net neutrality rules prevent giant telecoms from abusing their market power to disadvantage competitors and consumers alike. Either by degrading the performance of a service that […]
Karl Bode

Free ice cream at select Dierbergs stores

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- You can get free ice cream at select Dierbergs stores through the weekend. Well Enterprise is serving 70,000 free Halo Top and Blue Bunny frozen treats across America. You can get them at the Dierbergs on Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters Thursday from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. The free deal [...]
Joe Millitzer

Cori Bush asking to stop execution of Brian Dorsey

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Congresswoman Cori Bush is asking Governor Mike Parson to stop the scheduled execution of convicted killer Brian Dorsey. The 52- year-old is set to die next Tuesday for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006 near New Bloomfield. Bush says that experts concluded that Dorsey was in a drug-induced psychosis at [...]
Joe Millitzer

St. Louis Aldermen to review plans for former Workhouse site

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Aldermen in St. Louis are deliberating on the fate of the former St. Louis Workhouse, a medium-security jail that ceased operations in 2022. The city asked consultants to assess potential uses for the property located on Hall Street in North St. Louis. This afternoon, the Aldermen's Public Safety Committee will review [...]
Joe Millitzer

Park & Ride: Metro offers stress-free rides to the Home Opener

2 years 3 months ago
St. Louis, MO — As downtown St. Louis braces for increased traffic for the Cardinals Home Opener, Metro Transit offers an alternative for those looking to avoid the hassle of driving. Use either the MetroLink or Metro bus services for your commute. It doesn't get much more convenient than taking MetroLink and getting off the [...]
Chris Regnier

Optimistic cloud forecast for Missouri solar eclipse views

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- As anticipation builds for the upcoming solar eclipse, there's good news on the weather front. Initial concerns about cloudy skies seem to be fading, with signs indicating clearer conditions as we approach Monday's celestial event. The path to totality lies south or southeast of St. Louis, recent forecasts offer hope for optimal [...]
Joe Millitzer

Lion's Choice’s Newest Sandwich Was an Employee's Menu Hack

2 years 3 months ago
Lion’s Choice is ready for Version 2.0 — and it's starting by giving one of its signature items an employee-inspired reboot. The Original Roast Beef Sandwich remains on the menu, but now you can also order what it's calling the Remix: roast beef, two slices of Swiss cheese and a garlic aioli sauce sandwiched between two pieces of buttered Texas toast. CEO Fred Burmer says the sandwich is just one piece of an "awakening" for the beloved St. Louis-based fast food company, which first debuted in 1967.
Paula Tredway

How Pervy Pill Peddler Dr. Craig Spiegel Got Popped

2 years 3 months ago
In March 2022, Bridgeton police investigated pediatrician Craig Spiegel for a possible sexual assault after the mother of a patient accused the doctor of forcibly putting his hands down her pants. The patient’s mother was in an exam room where, moments before, Spiegel had been performing a check-up on her son. That investigation fizzled after five months, with no charges being filed.
Ryan Krull

August: Osage County Is Rife With Dark Humor and Intense Emotions

2 years 3 months ago
Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning drama August: Osage County takes an intimate look at a seriously dysfunctional family and its varied, often disturbing, dynamics. The Repertory Theatre St. Louis lays the troubled family’s turbulent relationships and dark secrets bare in a stunning production that is, frankly, the most compelling and captivating interpretation of the script I’ve ever seen. Beverly Weston, a professor and once promising poet, and his wife Violet have been married for a long, contentious time.
Tina Farmer