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Rebuilding & Expansion of I-70 to Become a Reality
Last week both chambers of the Missouri Legislature voted with a resounding YES to the House/Senate Budget Conference Committee’s recommendations for Missouri transportation funding. The approved state budget, now on its way to Missouri Governor Parson’s desk for signature, includes $2.8 billion ($1.4 billion in existing state surplus; $1.4 billion in bonding) to rebuild and […]
Kim Gardner's successor will be in 'triage mode.' Here's what they need to do | Opinion
In the first 90 days, the new circuit attorney will be in triage mode, utilizing all the resources available to begin to rebuild what is currently a broken office, writes a former prosecutor in the office.
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This is Werner, the bus driver during our tour of the battlefields and cemeteries of Normandy.
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Dan Lauer, who led UMSL's entrepreneurship program, joins Lindenwood in new role
Dan Lauer, who led the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ entrepreneurship program for seven years, has been hired as chief entrepreneurship officer at Lindenwood University.
Illinois trooper shot, motorist dead in exchange of gunfire near Mt. Vernon
Police say a state trooper was wounded in southern Illinois during an exchange of gunfire that left a New Mexico motorist dead. Illinois State Police say a trooper stopped about 3 a.m. on Interstate 64 to assist a stranded motorist.…
Here's how to get $25 tickets to dozens of major concerts in St. Louis
Live Nation’s Concert Week runs May 10-16.
Illinois trooper wounded, motorist killed in I-64 shootout
Investigators with the Illinois State Police have identified a man killed by a state trooper during an early-morning shootout on Interstate 64.
The Voice Recap: St. Louis' Neil Salsich Falls Too Soon
Kelly Clarkson and her stupid hair extensions are dead to us. In an outrageous decision that flies in the face of all taste and logic, last night Clarkson failed to move Neil Salsich through to compete in the live playoffs on The Voice.
Trump found liable for sexual battery, defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial
A jury found former President Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and later defamed her by denying her claims, marking the first time Trump has been found liable for sexual misconduct at a trial. The nine-member jury found Trump did not commit rape, but jurors found him liable for sexual abuse, [...]
Turkmenistan’s ‘mind-boggling’ methane emissions revealed by satellite data
Experts say leaks of the potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, and would rapidly reduce global heating.
Mike Campbell on the future of Fleetwood Mac: “I don’t really see that ship leaving the port again”
The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell joined Fleetwood Mac in 2018 after Lindsey Buckingham's departure, and it sounds like he really liked the experience. “It was tricky at first. I am not used to copying other people’s songs,…
Major overhaul of initiative process one step from Missouri ballot
A proposal making it harder to pass constitutional amendments, which one Democrat called “dog poop with icing,” is one step away from a statewide ballot.
On Tuesday morning, the Missouri House voted 107-55 to pass a measure to set the majority needed to pass amendments at 57%. The current threshold is a simple majority and has been since the state was created in 1821.
The measure needs one more vote in the state Senate. If approved, it would be on the November 2024 ballot unless Gov. Mike…
Ready for another St. Louis-Chicago sports rivalry? A soccer one starts Tuesday
The inaugural season of St. Louis CITY SC reaches another milestone Tuesday; the beginning of a third active St. Louis-Chicago professional sports rivalry.
Biden Anxiety
Today on TAP: Though the public thinks he’s too old to serve a second term, Joe Biden keeps getting older. What should the Democrats do?
Holleman: Here are more possible successors to St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner
New batch of judges and lawyers surfaces as possible successors to embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner, who is set to resign June 1.
Mozilla Wonders What Social Media Could Look Like If It Started With A Clear ‘No Assholes’ Policy
Content moderation at scale is impossible to do well. And, contrary to what most people believe, a huge part of content moderation is not “we have to suppress this content that scares us,” but just an attempt to “stop people from being jerks to others.” Unfortunately, too many people get confused, and think that “free […]
Florissant man sentenced to federal prison for 2021 Kohl's robbery
A Florissant, Missouri, man appeared in federal court Tuesday and was sentenced for a 2021 robbery at a local Kohl's store.
With clock ticking, Missouri House places longshot bet on sports wagering
Sports betting is legal is nearly all states surrounding Missouri.
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