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Man Dies in Gravois Park After Police Use Taser on Him Twice

2 years 3 months ago
An unidentified man died after being tased by police last night in the Gravois Park neighborhood. According to an SLMPD incident report, a little before 9 p.m., police were called to a home on the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue to assist EMS workers dealing with a man who had turned violent. Police say they found the man in the back of the house laying in a stairway leading to the basement, nude and disoriented.
Ryan Krull

Man dies after car hits motorized scooter in St. Louis County

2 years 3 months ago
CASTLE POINT, Mo. -- St. Louis County Police are investigating a crash that killed a man riding a motorized scooter Thursday night. The collision happened in the 10200 block of Halls Ferry Road at around 10 p.m. Investigators say a person driving a Chevy Malibu hit the scooter while traveling southbound on Halls Ferry Road. [...]
Joe Millitzer

Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children

2 years 3 months ago

After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. The problems administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or P-EBT, played a major role in the decision not to […]

The post Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Clara Bates

Friday Cat Blogging – 14 July 2023

2 years 3 months ago
Here are Hilbert and a watchful rabbit relaxing in the shade of the front porch. Hilbert likes to come out here so he can keep an eye on the world (from a safe distance).
Kevin Drum

The Tivoli Theatre Will Show Movies Again

2 years 3 months ago
A lot of people were disappointed when Joe Edwards, a business owner on the Loop, sold the Tivoli Theater to One Family Church. Aside from having a suggestively shaped sign (if you flip it upside down) and a name that spells I Lov It backward, the Tivoli was also a beloved St. Louis independent movie theater. The church said it would reopen and show movies again, and today it made good on that promise by introducing First Fridays, a chance to watch films in the Tivoli again.
Rosalind Early

Bill to Limit Open Carry in St. Louis Clears Hurdle

2 years 3 months ago
This morning, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously gave its approval to the final wording of a bill that would require individuals open-carrying firearms to have a concealed carry permit.  The bill still needs to be voted on a final time by the board next week Thursday.
Ryan Krull