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Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly

2 years 7 months ago
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president's commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. Trump went to Michigan, aiming to capitalize on the autoworkers’ strike in [...]
WILL WEISSERT, STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press

North County Cop Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted 8 Men

2 years 7 months ago
A former north St. Louis county police officer already facing state charges for sodomizing a jail detainee is now facing federal charges for allegedly abusing many more men in a similar fashion. In June, Marcellis Blackwell, 34, who was then an officer with the North County Police Cooperative, was charged by St. Louis County prosecutors for sodomizing a handcuffed man. In that incident, Blackwell is accused of arresting a man, driving him to a "secluded area" not far from Normandy High School and fondling him.
Ryan Krull

Body found in north St. Louis County neighborhood street

2 years 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A man was killed near the intersection of Winkler Drive and Kappel Drive Thursday morning. Police were called to the location at around 7:30 a.m. after an alert from a ShotSpotter device. They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene. There is [...]
Joe Millitzer

Cori Stewart Is Counting Down Her Final Shows as a St. Louis Comedian

2 years 7 months ago
In the relatively short period of four years, Cori Stewart has become one of the most active standup comics in St. Louis, even while frequently producing her own shows at a variety of rooms. Stewart’s time in St. Louis is growing short, though, as the attorney by day/comic by night is moving to Denver.
Thomas Crone

Who polices hospitals merging across markets? States give different answers

2 years 7 months ago

St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which would span markets 250 miles apart and include facilities in neighboring Kansas and Illinois, is just one of […]

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Samantha Liss

Scam Alert: Scammers Using Young Boy To Sell Fake Pizza Gift Cards in Troy

2 years 7 months ago
TROY - The Troy Police Department has issued a scam alert concerning fake “Buy One Get One Free” Domino’s gift cards. Residents in Troy and other nearby towns have been approached by a child who says he is selling gift cards to raise funds for his baseball team. People purchase the gift cards from him for $10 but soon realize the cards are fake. Authorities believe the child, who appears to be between 6 and 8 years old, is accompanied by an adult who is using him for the scam. “The cards are being sold by a young juvenile white male, about 6 years old, who was last described wearing a dirty pink baseball uniform with a southern accent,” the Troy Police Department said in a Facebook post . The child has been spotted going door to door and into office buildings to sell gift cards. Some people report seeing him with a woman driving a silver Audi. While the scam is an issue for residents in Troy and surrounding communities, most people have voiced

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