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Flooding Congress with phone calls can work wonders to stop bad bills at times. The SOPA blackout 12 years ago was one of the most effective advocacy campaigns in history. Coincidentally, I was at the Capitol that day, and wandering the halls between meetings, hearing phones ringing non-stop was amazing. However, that process was carefully […]

One day after a St. Louis man was convicted in a crash that cost an out-of-town teenager her legs, Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore claims that "justice was done" in the verdict and hopes it leads to tougher prosecution on reckless driving.

Adult Easter egg hunts are more fun than children's Easter egg hunts, 'cause there's alcohol and the prizes are better.

A 62-year-old man was injured Thursday evening during a robbery at the Civic Center in the city's Downtown West neighborhood.

BISMARCK, Mo. -- First responders are on the scene of an ammonia nitrite and diesel leak on Highways N and NN in Bismarck, Missouri. Meteorologist Chris Higgins says that a hazmat crew is on the scene. Higgins reports that a diesel truck loaded with ammonia nitrate is tipped over onto the shoulder of the road. [...]

It's curious that progressives are so unhappy these days. They have a lot to be proud of! Here's a collection of changes over the past decade in the condition of the poor: There's been good progress almost everywhere. The only real dim spots (red bars) are in housing. This progress, needless to say, is due ...continue reading "The state of the poor in 2023"

The deadly shooting happened at a gas station near the intersection of Chippewa Street and Jefferson Avenue in November.

A film about the late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott is in the works, and now, we know who’ll be playing the iconic rocker. Actor Lee Tiger Halley, who appeared in the…

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Two victims were recorded without their consent in 2023.

Salt + Smoke opened its first location in the Delmar Loop in 2014, at 6525 Delmar Blvd.

From 2017 to 2021, congenital syphilis cases rose 219% across the country; in Missouri, they rose 593%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Getty Images).

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The American economy gained 275,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 185,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate increased to 3.9%. The number of unemployed went up 334,000, and the number of new jobs in December and January ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs in February"

Young Artists’ Showcase is a juried, all-media exhibition of artwork created by high school students between 15 and 19 years old residing within 150 miles of the St. Louis Artists’ […]

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Be amazed. Be amazing! The Science of Guinness World Records, a new exhibition at City Museum, spotlights the world’s greatest record holders and what it took for them to cement […]

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New York-based artist, writer and publisher Paul Chan came to prominence in the early 2000s with vibrant moving image works that touched upon aspects of war, religion, pleasure and politics. […]

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