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"I call him the 'Cleaning Ad' rapist, that was his MO. He would post an ad to hire a cleaning lady, make contact and befriend them, to some extent. Then rape them," said Berkeley Police Major Steve Runge.

Yard Eagle, the St. Louis indie-roots band led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Jakob Baxter, is one of just three local acts invited to play the inaugural Evolution Festival, the two-day music, bourbon and barbecue festival being staged in Forest Park in August featuring such big-name acts as Brandi Carlile, the Black Keys and the Black Crowes. "It's something that just legitimately fell into our laps," Baxter tells me over soups and salads at the Fountain on Locust.

Rep. Eli Crane, who looks and sounds disturbingly like a Batman villain, yesterday introduced an anti-woke amendment to the military funding bill that would prohibit "race, gender, religion, or political affiliations, or any other ideological concepts as the sole basis for recruitment, training education, promotion, or retention decisions." Then he dug himself a further hole ...continue reading "Raw data: What the Army looks like these days"

Time has run out for Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to appeal a judge’s decision limiting his authority over school districts and clarifying that school boards can establish disease mitigation methods, such as mask mandates. Bailey had 40 days from Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Marco Roldan’s May 27 ruling to ask for a new […]

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The man would post ads on dating sites that he was looking to hire women to clean his home, authorities said, then attack them when they arrived.

Bill Corrigan, who began working as a top aide to Bailey on Jan. 30, has accepted a job as managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s St. Louis office.

Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

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As downtown St. Louis saw several high-profile crimes, the Downtown Community Improvement District has jacked up spending by $100,000 on neighborhood patrols this year. But it won't release details.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Inspiration and Expression, The Art of MaryJo Clark.   The exhibit includes collage,

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By 5 p.m., the official thermometer at Lambert Field hit a scorching 115 degrees.

WASHINGTON — On a party-line vote, the U.S. Committee on House Administration on Thursday night passed a bill that would enact strict new voting laws for states, such as requiring copies of IDs for voting by mail, and set penalties for states that allow voting by noncitizens in local elections. The 224-page bill, H.R. 4563, was […]

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I was under the impression that Twitter had lost most of its ad revenue, but I guess it's using whatever's left to reward some of its star content creators: On Thursday, Twitter announced that it would begin sharing ad revenue with content creators on its platform for the first time.....The first beneficiaries appear to be ...continue reading "Twitter pays Andrew Tate for his keen social insights"

Despite lackluster performance on the field, the Cardinals still have the second-highest attendance in Major League Baseball.

After moving from Lafayette Square to the near north riverfront, the restaurant serves up longtime favorite Italian dishes, in addition to offering sandwiches, a large outdoor dining space, and more.