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Leather, lace and rhinestones: St. Louis residents go bold in boudoir photo sessions
Body-positive message resonates with boudoir photographers and their clients.
St. Louis County mail theft arrest sheds light on stolen check scheme
The investigation into the federal crime is shining new light on a scheme that touches anyone who uses the mail.
Drebes: Jefferson City abounds with hypocrisy on 'local control'
One state senator wanted "local control" when it came to regulating a proposed landfill near his district. Another stood up for him, but then faced heat for seeking to strip local powers in the city of St. Louis.
Police arrest man accused in MetroLink train shooting
Police have arrested a man accused of firing shots in a MetroLink train shooting earlier this month.
Florissant preservation group wants to save historic home damaged by arson
The home, built by French immigrant Antoine Reeb in 1870, was burned in a Feb. 20 fire.
Collinsville teenager charged with murder in shooting death
A Collinsville teenager was charged Friday with shooting and killing a person earlier this week.
See the former St. Louis Mills mall transform from shopping center to industrial park (Photos)
The former St. Louis Mills mall is already looking more like an industrial space than a shopping center, with the bright colors replaced by the gray shell of industrial space.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Brings Judy Blume's Classic to Life
Growing up ravenous for any “young adult” content that offered the slightest glimpse of sexuality, I — along with generations of girls — gravitated to Judy Blume novels like a shark drawn to (menstrual) blood. But I was never a Margaret fan. Give me Deenie any day.
Eshoo, Booker Bill Would Kill Dumb, Monopoly-Backed State Bans On Community Broadband
We’ve noted for decades how telecom monopolies convinced corrupt state legislatures to pass counterproductive bans on creative community broadband networks. The bills are protectionist crap that are ghost written by telecom giants like AT&T and Comcast, and designed to protect their regional broadband monopolies from grass roots competitive disruption on a town by town level. […]
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Now Playing: Improv, Game Shows and Nuns, Oh My!
PRISM Theater Company delivers suspense with the taut, well-acted Doubt In the mid 1960s, a prestigious catholic run private school welcomes its first Black student and a new, youthful priest with a less rigid approach to education at the same time.
Metro East music teacher charged with sexual abuse of minors
A music instructor in the Metro East is behind bars and accused of sexual misconduct involving minors.
Man still on the loose after rider attacked on MetroLink train in East St. Louis
Judge Michael Noble’s ‘Rudderless Ship of Chaos’ Dig Is Sheer Poetry
Yesterday, a circuit court judge succinctly summed up the disorder of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office as a “rudderless ship of chaos.” The eloquence of this comment has garnered Judge Michael Noble a spot in our inaugural 15 Seconds of Fame column, where we honor someone bringing attention to our area (for the right or wrong reasons).
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Police ID teen found dead on street in south St. Louis
The victim was barely breathing when police found him about 10:15 p.m. in the 2800 block of Chippewa Street. He had been thrown from a pickup truck that struck a house. He died later at a hospital.
St. Louis County Council approves $1.6 million for new jail officers despite budget questions
County council members unanimously agreed this week to spend $1.6 million to hire more than two dozen new officers for the jail, despite recently raised concerns about budget mismanagement.
Legal Roundtable dives into Kim Gardner’s ‘rudderless ship of chaos’
A judge has begun the process to hold St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and her deputy, Chris Desilets, in "indirect criminal contempt” because he missed a trial and a hearing this week related to an armed robbery case. Attorneys Sarah Swatosh, Bill Freivogel and Arindam Kar discuss that case and other legal issues.
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