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Suspect arrested after man shot in the head in downtown St. Louis

2 years 6 months ago
 The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a man Monday morning near downtown St. Louis' Globe Building. Police said shortly before 10 a.m., officers received a call for help regarding a shooting in the 700 block of North Tucker Boulevard. There, they found a man in his 40s who had been shot in the head. He was pronounced dead. A preliminary investigation found that the man was involved in a fight with another man at a nearby Shell gas station shortly…
Hayley Vawter, Clarissa Cowley

South Grand CID Shares Findings from ULI Redevelopment Survey

2 years 6 months ago
The South Grand Community Improvement District (the CID), which provides enhanced public safety, maintenance, building improvements and economic development beyond those supplied by St. Louis City, announces the recommendations from a recent Urban Land Institute – St. Louis (ULI St. Louis) technical assistance panel (TAP). ULI St. Louis was retained by the CID to study […]
Dede Hance

Riverboat Captain Made History When He Led Ship In 1992

2 years 6 months ago
(Photos by Riverboats at the Gateway Arch) ST. LOUIS - The 2023 Riverboats at the Gateway Arch cruise season kicks off this Friday, March 3, 2023, and one of the three captains at the helm will be Kevin East. This year marks Captain East’s 31 st year as a riverboat captain. In February 1992, East was the first African American in the state of Missouri to obtain his license to navigate a vessel. East’s captain hat and jacket from his early days are now in the collections of the Missouri Historical Society. "I grew up in North St. Louis, and starting when I was 8 years old, my mother would take me down to the river to look at the boats and go on the Admiral," East said. "I got intrigued with the whole thing and started working down there in the summers when I was 18." East became a riverboat captain when he was only 23 years old. He recently saw his hat and jacket at the Missouri Historical Society and it brought back great memories of cruising, he said. "I

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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
I think I said once that it's impossible to take an interesting picture of a cow. This is because cows are inherently boring creatures who do nothing except eat grass and stand around listlessly. I stand by this, but I think I came close on Sunday. This is a handsome looking cow doing its usual ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Stupid Patent Of The Month: Clocking In To Work—On An App

2 years 6 months ago
What if we told you the Stupid Patent of the Month has a sponsor, but we don’t know who it is? That would seem shady, wouldn’t it?  This month’s stupid patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,986,435, was brought to you—to all of us, really—from the murky depths of the litigation finance industry. Originally assigned to a shell […]
Mike Masnick

Tow Truck Suffers Extensive Damage In Alton Fire

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - Alton firefighters confronted a serious vehicle fire Monday afternoon. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Tom House said the vehicle - a flatbed tow truck - apparently came across the Clark Bridge when the driver noticed smoke and pulled over near Taco Bell in Alton. House said the cab to the tow truck suffered extensive damage. Thankfully, the tow truck driver was able to get out of the vehicle and was not injured, House added. The Alton Fire Department had the vehicle fire put out quickly after they arrived.

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Josh Hawley grills President Biden nominee over her social media posts

2 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — The nominee for archivist of the United States made her second appearance before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee Tuesday, after the panel blocked her last Congress following a high-profile probe into records at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Colleen Shogan, an executive for the nonprofit White House Historical Association […]

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Ashley Murray