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An investigation is underway after a St. Clair, Missouri, man was found dead behind a local grocery store Wednesday morning.

Last summer, we brought to you the delightful news that Trader Joe’s had joined the list of bad-acting companies that were attempting to play stupid trademark games with their own employees’ unions through bullshit trademark disputes and lawsuits. This appears to be something of a trend brewing, with other companies engaging in this same sort […]

Slatkin and SLSO wrap up their Gershwin festival with Rhapsody in Blue at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21.

St. Louis judges recently threatened to take security matters into their own hands over safety concerns and bailiff shortages.

The tension surrounding Boeing and its 737 Max 9 planes continues after a mid-air crisis forced an emergency landing earlier this month.

Several real estate developers took to the microphone to oppose the plan, noting the uncertainties inherent in developing real estate.

As St. Louis grapples with a police shortage, FOX 2 has discovered a single city address has generated more than 530 police calls over the previous year.

The family of Donna Eye is demanding accountability after searchers found the 44-year-old dead more than a week after a sheriff's deputy dropped her off in the Mark Twain National Forest.

“They’re supposed to protect and serve,” attorney Javad Khazaeli said. “This officer immediately goes to rage level 10 and starts threatening everybody around them."

T.J. Oshie had a hat trick and the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 for their second consecutive victory. Oshie's two goals on the power play and an empty-netter against his former team give him five goals in the past four games.

One man died Thursday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Spanish Lake. A pedestrian was also injured in the crash.

During most of the time that Obamacare has been around, more people have benefited from its Medicaid expansion than from buying insurance on the marketplaces. But that's no longer true. Final numbers aren't in yet, but Andrew Sprung reports that enrollment in the marketplaces is already up 25% compared to last year and up nearly ...continue reading "Raw data: The uninsured rate has dropped dramatically since 2021"

The heat and hot water finally returned late Thursday morning to Sherri Robertson’s apartment at Norwood Court, in north St. Louis County. But Robertson says she is still irked by the fact the company that operates the sprawling apartment complex has not offered any explanations or apologies for the ordeal she and her fellow tenants endured during this past week’s Arctic weather blast.

The remains of Chandler Hill, 18, who had been missing after a fire Monday, were found Thursday in the home in the 4500 block of Athlone Avenue in St. Louis.

Delmar Hall presents Wade Bowen live in concert on Thursday, January 18th at 8:00 PM. An artistic descendant of American icons like Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen […]

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For more than three decades, rock band Widespread Panic has strived to be the best band that it can be – every single night – for their loyal fans. See […]

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Rep. Kevin Kiley (left) co-sponsored the PRESS Act in the House, where it passed unanimously on Thursday. Now, co-sponsor Sen. Dick Durbin (right) must ensure the bill gets a vote in the Senate

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) applauds the House of Representatives for unanimously passing the PRESS Act, a bipartisan federal reporter’s shield law that would protect journalists from being forced to name their sources in federal court and would stop the federal government from spying on journalists through their technology providers.

The PRESS Act is the strongest federal shield bill that Congress has ever proposed. It’s vigorously supported by major media outlets and civil society organizations.

“Journalists shouldn’t be forced to choose between burning their sources or going to jail,” said FPF Director of Advocacy Seth Stern. “With the House’s bipartisan vote approving the PRESS Act, Congress comes one step closer to providing powerful protection against surveillance of journalists. Now it’s up to the Senate to finish the job by passing this historic legislation and sending it to the president’s desk to sign.”

“Even as the House votes to pass the PRESS Act, reporters are being put in the agonizing position of being threatened with crippling fines or even jail time for refusing to name their sources,” said FPF Deputy Director of Advocacy Caitlin Vogus. “Now that the House has passed the PRESS Act, the Senate must act to ensure that whistleblowers and other sources feel free to share newsworthy information that journalists use to inform the public.”

Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia have shield laws or equivalents recognized by courts. But without a federal shield law, journalists still risk being jailed or punished for refusing to reveal sources or their newsgathering material in federal courts, congressional inquiries, and administrative proceedings. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have abused their power to spy on reporters who criticized them or exposed their secrets.

In a rare example of bipartisan consensus, both Republican and Democratic members of Congress agree that America needs the PRESS Act to protect journalists, sources, and the public’s right to know. The PRESS Act is co-sponsored in the House by Reps. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; and a bipartisan group of 18 other representatives. In the Senate, it’s co-sponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; and Ron Wyden, D-Ore.