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A darknet website recently sold anything illegal that a criminal could ask for.

Government leaders are pursuing a regional approach to bring violent crime rates down but have hit a wall with St. Charles County government.

The mice finally agreed how they wanted the cat to behave, and congratulated each other on the difficult consensus.  They celebrated in lavish cheese island retreats and especially feted those brave heroes who promised to place the bells and controls.The heroes received generous funding, with which they first built a safe fortress in which to […]

The jury in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case against Donald Trump has been kept anonymous. This is to keep Trump's vengeful MAGA hordes from terrorizing them. But now that the trial is over the jurors are free to do whatever they want. However, it's appropriate that on the 50th anniversary of Cher's "Dark Lady," ...continue reading "Judge to Trump jury: go home and hide"

A new walk-in clinic offering help for anyone with a mental health or substance use disorder has opened its doors in Dellwood. 

I didn't quite realize this until Dean Baker pointed it out today, but US health care spending has been basically flat for over a decade: Health care spending was 17.2% of GDP in 2009 and was slightly lower in 2022, coming in at 16.9%. We are more than 3 percentage points under the old pre-2009 ...continue reading "Raw data: Health care spending in the US"

The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking for the public's help after a bald eagle was found dead the morning of Jan. 18.

Police said he was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

In an unsigned letter to tenants, the Heritage House Corporation board of directors said the apartment building would likely remain closed for a year or more.

On Friday, the city reported nearly 45 of the more than 60 water main breaks this week are fixed. The county reported 30 water main breaks.

“It’s probably the biggest event that the Alton riverfront is hosting in quite some time,” Cory Jobe said.

The building is vacant but is known to be frequently used as shelter by homeless people, according to the St. Louis Fire Department.

ALTON - Senior Services Plus is hosting a “Speed Connections” speed-dating event for seniors on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the School House Grill located at 2603 North Rodgers Ave. in Alton. Emily Jackson and Sydney Peckham with SSP shared more details about the program on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . According to Peckham, this event came about due to popular demand. “It was actually a request from the people,” Peckham said. ”They wanted to see speed-dating and we were like, ‘Game on, let’s do it,’ so we put it together. There was not really anything like it around near us, so we’re hoping it’s a big hit.” Speed Connections is geared towards adults 55 and older who are seeking romantic companionship or friendship. To avoid any guessing games or mixed signals, nametags will be given to participants which indicate whether they’re looking for friendship or romantic

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On Twitter a couple of days ago Nate Silver pointed out that confidence in the press has plummeted. This is true, but I added that confidence in everything has plummeted. The press wasn't any kind of outlier. But then I wondered if I was remembering that correctly. So I went off to the General Social ...continue reading "Has confidence in the press plummeted?"