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Casey's worker robbed at gunpoint in southern Illinois, suspect wanted
A suspect is wanted after robbing a Casey's employee at gunpoint early Friday morning in southern Illinois.
Complaints dog Lux Living at its newest St. Louis apartment building
Residents of the SoHo apartments in Soulard complain about slapdash construction, unauthorized entries into units from staff and short-term rentals.
Kept seeing this sign by the road near my friend and decided to take a look. City of LSL has cited it for “noxious, overgrown weeds.” Had me researching for 3 hours after I got back home. Anyone have better details?
St. Louis man reaches plea deal, receives 8-year sentence for 2021 liquor store killing
A man from St. Louis who was going to stand trial next week for killing someone outside a St. Louis liquor store in 2021 has reached a deal with prosecutors and will spend eight years in jail.
Black Sabbath’s ’Reunion’ live album to be released on vinyl for first time
The 1998 Black Sabbath live album Reunion is being released on vinyl for the first time. A three-LP collection will be released October 13. It includes remastered audio, as well…
St. Louis dog Train honored with statue in Argentina after years as a jaguar tracker
Argentina officials commemorated the life of Train, a beloved rescue dog trained to track animals in the wild after humble beginnings in St. Louis.
3 Illinois officers hurt during struggle with St. Louis homicide suspect
Three Springfield Police officers were hurt on Thursday during a struggle with a wanted homicide suspect.
Even St. Louis City's Police Can't Drive
Video posted to social media by an auto repair shop in north city shows a St. Louis police SUV trying and failing to pull the sort of illegal u-turn that is rote for most city drivers. The video is time-stamped as having been taken this morning around 7:20 a.m. It shows a group of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department SUVs heading south on Kingshighway in the Fountain Park neighborhood near the intersection of Cates Avenue.
Mizzou student crowned 2023 state fair queen
A teen from Jonesburg was named the 2023 Missouri State Fair Queen.
Pearl Jam raffling off signed poster to raise money for Hawaii wildfire relief
Pearl Jam is raffling off a signed poster to raise money for those affected by the ongoing wildfires devastating Maui, Hawaii. The poster is from Eddie Vedder and company's 1998…
Supply and demand: How marketing for MLB, NBA and NFL tickets has changed
Sports teams employ a wide range of marketing tactics to sell tickets for their least attractive games, and to make their most popular matchups more lucrative.
Heart’s Ann Wilson walks through ‘Another Door’ with new album
Heart’s Ann Wilson is set to drop some new music. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced on Instagram that she’ll be releasing the new album Another Door, with her backing band Tripsitter, on September 29.…
As mass layoffs loom, GKN Aerospace battles with Boeing in court
A United Kingdom-based investment firm and seven entities of GKN Aerospace have asked the Missouri Supreme Court to dismiss them from a lawsuit that The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) filed, arguing they are not subject to state law because they aren’t incorporated nor have their principal place of business in Missouri.
Mizzou quarterback signs sponsorship deal with Imo's Pizza
Imo's Pizza announced Friday that it has signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) sponsorship deal with Mizzou Tigers quarterback Brady Cook.
Cook, a St. Louis native, will appear in Imo's print, electronic and billboard advertising as a sponsored spokesperson, plus engage in social-media outreach for the pizza chain, according to a release. During the 2023 football season, Cook will appear on Imo's billboard advertising in Columbia, Missouri.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Assault Weapons Ban Is 'Constitutional'
SPRINGFIELD - In a 4-3 ruling on Friday, the Illinois State Supreme Court issued a ruling that the state weapons ban was "constitutional." The ban was enacted after a deadly mass shooting in the Highland Park suburb of Chicago where seven people died and dozens were injured. Governor JB Pritzker signed an assault weapons ban earlier this year. This was what the Illinois Supreme Court found: "First, we hold the circuit court erroneously entered summary judgment for plaintiffs on their equal protection and special legislation claims. Plaintiffs are not similarly situated to the trained professionals. To the extent plaintiffs claim they possess restricted items, they are not treated differently from the grandfathered individuals. "To the extent plaintiffs claim they do not possess restricted items, they are dissimilar to the grandfathered individuals, who have a reliance interest in retaining them. Second, we hold that plaintiffs waived any second amendment challenge to the restrictions,
St. Louis man gets 10 years in prison for killing woman, injuring man, shooting at police
Nathaniel Edwards, 30, was set to face trial next week for seven charges, including first-degree murder. But prosecutors offered a deal when the case against Edwards largely fell apart.
Messenger: Thomas scandal taints the black robe of every judge in America
Most judges are very careful about their ethical obligations. The example of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stands in contrast.
Metro may expand mobile ticketing option to Call-A-Ride paratransit vans
More than 30 Call-A-Ride customers for several months will test using the agency's Transit app via smartphones. Bus and MetroLink riders have been able to use the app to buy tickets since mid-2020.
Our Lady of Sorrows in St. Louis joins list of closed Catholic parishes in limbo
The south St. Louis parish merged with St. Joan of Arc and St. Mary Magdalen to form a new parish, but the closure of now awaits a Vatican appeal.
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