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We have some sensible news out of the Supreme Court today: The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday and cleared the way for border patrol agents to remove razor wire Texas officials installed along a busy stretch of the southern border until the legality of the barriers is resolved in court. I ...continue reading "Supreme Court hands down a sensible ruling on the border"

Here are a few charts that I created for no real reason. I was just fiddling around. The first shows real GDP per worker hour: I tossed in a few big inventions just to drive home the point that practically nothing affects the growth rate of productivity more than a tiny bit. However, it's not ...continue reading "Three random charts about US economic growth"

Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar appears in a new episode of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, and in a preview of the episode Sammy discovers that Hagar really isn’t his last name.  In the clip,…

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The proposal set off alarm bells in municipalities on Monday after the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis emailed it out to muni officials.

The audit found that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft withdrew the state from a voter information service that had helped officials ensure dead people are no longer registered.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport worked to clear runways of ice on Monday morning.

A Massachusetts judge ruled that the merger would harm consumers by decreasing competition. The airlines disagreed, saying the combination would boost competitiveness and lower fares. Now, Spirit and JetBlue are appealing the decision.

Metro Transit advised riders to allow extra time for travel Monday due to delays.

The next few weeks of legislative action are primed for debate over opening up access for Missouri students to leave their neighborhood schools — though escalating dysfunction in the Senate may change those plans. Proposals to allow open enrollment between school districts and expand tax-credit scholarships for private schools are among the first bills to clear legislative committees. Eight more bills have had committee hearings already or are teed up for hearings this week.  After years of…

Icy weather closes businesses and delays openings

Originally constructed in 1881, the building has been vacant since around 2014, the city said.

Do you feel itchy yet? A nationwide pest control service released a new report of the top cities in the nation when it comes to one dubious measure – having the worst bed bug problem.

We are about to learn a whole lot more about Bon Jovi. The band’s history is set be revisited in the new docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, which has…

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EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned a seven-count indictment charging eleven individuals in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, meth and cocaine in southern Illinois and across the country. Granite City individual is on the list. The indictment charges: Rogelio Martinez-Becerra, also known as “Rodrigo” or “Chaparro” (Shorty), 35, of St. Louis; Jose Manuel Garcia-Ramirez, also known as “Panzon” (Potbellied), 34, of Bakersfield, California; Ricardo Lopez, also known as “Ricardito”, 35, of St. Louis; Gustavo Torres-Yerena, also known as “Ojos verdes” (Green eyes), 60, of San Bernadino, California; Oscar Daniel Barajas-Lopez, also known as “Danny”, 21, of O’Fallon, Missouri; Jaime Barajas, 40, of O’Fallon, Missouri; Dary Axel Amaya-Gomez, also known as “Colombiano”, 31, of Bridgeton, Missouri; Deangelo Barnes, also known as “Lentes”

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Score some bonus treats on your special day from beauty brands with free birthday gifts. Here's how to get free birthday gifts from Ulta, Urban Decay and more.

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Police said the vehicle was driving at a high rate of speed and did not stop at the stop sign before striking the semi-truck.

St. Louis police said a man died in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at South Second and Sidney streets in the Kosciusko neighborhood.

The Clayton School District announced Monday that the potential purchase of the Caleres property has come to an end.

ALTON - The recent NAACP Alton Branch Martin Luther King Ceremony was special on many accounts, from the keynote speaker to some of the area legends in attendance, but most notable was how President Leon Smallwood Bey and others involved some area youth in the event. Nine-year-old Myles Lacey stole the show with his vocal rendition of “Total Praise.” Myles was simply great, said the event’s master of ceremonies, Rosie Brown. “People loved him,” she said. “It was so impressive to have Myles and the other young people come out with their skills and portray their love for Dr. King.” Jyion Harrison said he felt great to be there and it was the first time he could be there for the annual NAACP King event. Harrison proudly read the following quote from Dr. King in the ceremony: “The measure of a man is not where he stands in comfort and convenience but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.” Tori Porter, president

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