Neighborhood concerns have surfaced about a man living in his car in the Central West End. Kenneth Howard, 57, is on parole for murder. He said that area residents should not be alarmed.
Just four years ago, Alex Pietrangelo and Ivan Barbashev played key roles in helping one NHL franchise to their first Stanley Cup title. On Tuesday: Déjà vu.
On Tuesday, an Italian restaurant in the Hill neighborhood teamed up with Guns 'N Hoses for the first fundraising event of the year leading up to the charity's big boxing event in November.
We’ve been covering Microsoft’s attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard for months now and it just keeps getting more and more interesting. A very quick primer: Microsoft is seeking to acquire the company for a bonkers amount of money, the EU has already approved the deal, while the UK’s CMA has blocked it, and the FTC […]
The NAACP held a town hall forum on police chases Tuesday, during which relatives of innocent victims expressed their displeasure over the number of innocent lives lost.
GLEN CARBON - The Glen Carbon Police Department welcomed two new police officers at the Village Board meeting last night. Officers Christopher Nicholas and Mitchell Reynolds took the oath and were officially sworn in by Mayor Bob Marcus after some introductions from Police Chief Todd Link. Reynolds was issued badge number GLEN64 while Nicholas was issued Badge number GLEN65. Both were hired after the department received a COPS grant of $250,000 to expand their personnel. Chief Link noted that the two new officers came to the department “brand new,” without any prior training, but that they’ve since proven to be fast learners. “Hiring an untrained and untested probationary officer can be a challenge for a police agency … it can be a challenge, it can be a dice roll,” Chief Link said. “I’m glad that we took the risk on these two officers, because they’ve turned out to be great police officers. From the moment I met them,
But now there’s another option for emergency contraception if you want to get it for free or without an appointment. Missouri Family Health Council and the St. Louis County Department of Health have stepped up to help get free emergency contraceptive kits to you in person and in the mail.
“In March, I signed an executive order committing St. Louis County to the reproductive and sexual health services it currently provides while working to expand services in an equitable way to address health and racial disparities,” County Executive Dr. Sam Page said. “Making emergency contraception free and accessible is a responsible public health decision. Thank you to the Missouri Family Health Council for making this possible.”
Section 702 of the FISA Act allows agencies like the NSA to eavesdrop on foreign nationals overseas. It prohibits spying on US citizens or anyone who's within the United States. But sometimes NSA ends up collecting the communications of US citizens anyway. Quite often, in fact. This is legal as long as it's not intentional. ...continue reading "The FBI abused its surveillance of Americans 278,000 times in 18 months"
EDWARDSVILLE — Zachary Capers will serve the rest of his life behind bars because of a decision announced Tuesday. Capers was issued a sentence of 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of Edwardsville's Michael Ladd, 89, and Dr. Lois Ladd, 68. Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine made the announcement about Capers' sentence. Capers had entered a guilty plea to a count of first-degree murder. Lois was a chiropractor and Michael had worked professionally as a contractor. Capers, 28, of Collinsville, will receive credit for time served but will be required to spend his entire sentence in prison. The two were stabbed and killed at their residence at 826 North Kansas Street in Edwardsville. The couple was found deceased in their Edwardsville home on March 18, 2019. "The Ladds meant so much to their family, their friends, and their community," Haine said. "There is no sentence that could even begin to make up for the tremendous loss felt by the many loved ones of this
A timeless love story, Disney’s Aida tells the tale of the transcendent love triangle of Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country; Amneris, an Egyptian princess; and Radames, the
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