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Storms popping up near St. Louis Thursday

2 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The Heat Advisory continues for today into Friday for top temperatures that may reach over 100 degrees in Missouri. However, scattered storms in Illinois will cut down on the heat in areas east of St. Louis. Several clusters of strong to severe storms are forecast to drop for Iowa into central and [...]
Chris Higgins

Judge Rejects St. Louis’ Attempt to Take Back $300K from Former Police Sergeant

2 years 2 months ago
A judge has batted down the city of St. Louis’ attempt to claw back the $300,000 a jury awarded a former police sergeant who was racially discriminated against by her supervisors. Former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Sergeant Heather Taylor was awarded the judgment in March after a jury agreed that she had been retaliated against after speaking to the media about how the department hadn't paid the bill for its ShotSpotter technology.
Ryan Krull

St. Louis' Skate Church Sk8Liborius Destroyed in Overnight Fire

2 years 2 months ago
A catastrophic fire took down St. Louis’ famed Sk8Liborius (1850 Hogan Street) overnight, marking a devastating loss for the tight-knit local skateboard community. The previously abandoned north city church (originally the Roman Catholic parish of St. Liborius) was adopted by St. Louis’ skate community years ago, and they fixed it up and turned it into an spectacular indoor skate park.
Jaime Lees

Tommy Tuberville Is Only The Latest Republican To Take Credit For Massive Broadband Investment They Voted Against

2 years 2 months ago
This week the Biden administration basically re-announced the $42.5 billion in broadband funding that will soon start flowing to the states to shore up U.S. broadband access. Despite press reports that this funding is somehow new, it came as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Not too surprisingly, numerous Republicans that voted […]
Karl Bode

Top 5 Frozen Custards in St. Louis, Chosen by Our Critic

2 years 2 months ago
If summer in St. Louis had a taste, it would be one part Maull's, another part Busch, a sprinkle of a Friar Tuck's turkey leg and a generous spoonful of frozen custard. Perhaps our fair city's greatest culinary contribution, this frosty treat hits the spot on those days so hot and humid you have to peel off your jorts when you come in from grilling the pork steaks.
Cheryl Baehr