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Building homeless shelters in LA is all but impossible
Here's a different look at the homeless in Los Angeles: Over the course of more than a decade, LA has managed to add 6,000 shelter beds for the homeless. That's about 10% of the 55,000 needed. Last year they added 1,100, about 2% of what's needed.
Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch Saturday until 9 pm.
Ex-Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly agrees to four-year contract with rival Predators
It's an abnormally quiet first day of NHL free agency for the St. Louis Blues, but one of their top players in recent history will join a division rival for the foreseeable future.
Teen charged after trespassing call leads to officer's gunfire in St. Louis
A teenager faces criminal charges after a trespassing call early Friday morning led to gunfire from an officer in north St. Louis.
This Week In Techdirt History: June 25th β July 1st
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, a court shut down attempts by ISPs to use the net neutrality repeal to dodge lawsuits for bad service, while California was trying to keep its push for its own net neutrality law alive (at the same time as lobbyists were descending on the state to shape a […]
Where to watch professional fireworks shows this Fourth of July
Man, 18, charged after St. Louis police fire shots while chasing suspects from vacant building
A man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree trespassing after being arrested Friday after a police officer fired several shots at him on the border of the city's DeBaliviere Place and West End neighborhoods.
Police arrest naked, axe-wielding suspect in St. Louis after disturbance
Authorities arrested a naked, axe-wielding suspect overnight in St. Louis while responding to a disturbance.
Honest thoughts from my first 24 hours in St. Louis (Ballwin area), having moved from small-town Florida
Family friend's house in ladue was robbed in a terrifying fashion
Wash U? Me!
Elon Musk says Twitter is limiting how many posts a user can read
Twitter appeared to be down for some users on Saturday morning, and a tweet from Elon Musk only seemed to add to the confusion.
Gov. Parson signs off on I-70 expansion and $52B state budget
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a close to $52 billion state budget, which includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 but also cuts roughly $555 million in spending lawmakers wanted.
Trump pressured Arizona governor to overturn election
Shortly after the 2020 election Donald Trump called the secretary of state of Georgia and begged him to "find" the extra votes to give Trump a victory there. We know this because Brad Raffensperger recorded the conversation. Now it turns out Trump did the same thing with the governor of Arizona. Doug Ducey didn't record ...continue reading "Trump pressured Arizona governor to overturn election"
Anyone else woken up by a crazy-ass storm last night?
12-Year-Old Dies Friday In Rural Jersey County House Blaze
JERSEY COUNTY - At 3:52 a.m. on Friday, June 30, 2023, the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office, QEM Fire Department, Jerseyville Fire Department, and Jersey Community Hospital Ambulance responded to a house fire in rural Jersey County. Upon arrival at the property, Jersey County Deputies and the Sheriff found the house fully engulfed in flames and could not enter. Jersey County Sheriff Nick Manns said QEM and Jerseyville Fire Department personnel arrived and worked in difficult conditions to put out the fire and protect the surrounding property. One occupant of the residence was able to escape, but another, a 12-year-old child, was found deceased inside. "The cause of the fire remains unknown, and an investigation is being conducted by the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office, in conjunction with the Jersey County Coroner and Sheriff’s Offices," Manns said. "The Jersey County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the dispatchers, firefighters, first responders, neighbors,
Meet 'Teacherman,' the St. Peters coach who helped Aaron Judge find his MVP form
Through his son's improvements and a series of fortunate events, St. Peters baseball coach Richard Schenck ended up connecting with Aaron Judge.
Naked, ax-wielding man arrested in downtown St. Louis
Police said they arrested the man after they found him "fully nude" with an ax in the 700 block of North Tucker, just north of Washington Avenue.
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