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Law Enforcement Officers Crash SUV Into Local Bar, Arrest Bar Owner For Being Angry About It
When law enforcement officers screw up, it’s always someone else’s fault. It’s the lack of trust or support for police officers, something that has steadily declined in the last half-decade. It’s a lack of funding, even though law enforcement agencies have rarely seen their budgets cut. It’s people emboldened by accountability efforts. It’s the hundreds […]
The Year in Music 2023: Elton John says farewell to the road, but not to music
Elton John started his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in September 2018 — a lifetime ago, it feels like — but it didn’t come to an end until July 2023 in…
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University of Kansas spent $10M on lawyers for infractions case, newspaper reports
It took years — and a lot of money — for the University of Kansas to defend its basketball program and coaches against allegations of benefitting from improper benefits to recruits.
Mark McCloskey Fails Yet Again to Get His Guns Back
Mark McCloskey didn’t ask for a lot for Christmas. There was just one thing he wanted — his guns.
Police identify woman found shot dead in St. Louis home
Candace Horskins, 34, of St. Charles was found dead about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 21 in the 5800 block of Kennerly Avenue, St. Louis Police said.
Missouri’s 2.8 billion Interstate 70 expansion is set to begin this spring
Saint Louis failed to report Pedestrian death - Post Dispatch
1 woman dead after fire at Highland, Illinois, senior apartments
Missouri lawmakers renew push to regulate ‘delta-8 THC’ hemp products
A Republican state senator has filed legislation to renew last spring’s failed effort to regulate intoxicating hemp products in Missouri, such as Delta-8 drinks and edibles.
Delta-8 THC products can be sold in stores in Missouri because the intoxicating ingredient, THC, is derived from hemp, not marijuana which is a controlled substance. And hemp is federally legal.
There’s no state or federal law saying teenagers or children can’t buy them or stores can’t sell them to minors — though…
Missouri driver hits, kills bald eagle in Pulaski County
How your library card can cut down on your streaming bill
Utah Finally Sued Over Its Obviously Unconstitutional Social Media ‘But Think Of The Kids!’ Law
Last year, we wrote a bunch about how the Utah legislature was rushing through a bill to destroy the internet by claiming they were doing it “for the children.” There were all sorts of obvious problems with the bill, and even though it was clearly unconstitutional, Utah Governor Spencer Cox not only signed it, but […]
Revolving door in governor's office keeps spinning as another top staffer departs
Alex Tuttle is the latest Parson adviser to leave the administration as the governor winds up his tenure as chief executive
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Police identify man killed in shooting in Riverview
Kelton Dukes, 24, of Dellwood, was killed in the shooting just before 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 10000 block of Sheldon Drive, police said.
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SLU Hospital Nurses Strike Over Staff Shortages, Temp Staffing
Nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital are striking today and tomorrow. Chief among their complaints are union busting by management and the outsourcing of jobs to nurses from temp agencies, according to their union, National Nurses United. The walkout comes after the hospital and the union failed to come to an agreement for a new contract, which has been in negotiations since May, and a one-day strike in September.
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