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On a rainy Christmas Day inside West Florissant Masjid in Jennings, cookies were spread across the table and pies were baking in the oven.

Can someone explain to me why this is national news? This was a minor incident. The kid was never lost, was always under supervision, and was quickly reunited with his family. It produced some understandable, short-lived panic in the boy's family, but why was it even a local news story, let alone a national one? ...continue reading "BREAKING: Child briefly sent to wrong city"

Atrios notes today that New York City spent $155 million on police overtime this year in the subway and got little in return except lots of arrests and citations of fare dodgers. But it's actually even worse than that. Transit crime so far this year is down 2.3%. Overall serious crime excluding auto theft, which ...continue reading "NYPD spent $155 million on transit overtime and got nothing"

The St. Louis County Police Department issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a Spanish Lake man reported missing on Christmas morning.

Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines. For millions of people traveling over the holiday, this year was much better than last. Christmas morning put a bow on a relatively smooth weekend. Only 157 flights within, into [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The smell of the victory cigars wafted down the tunnel beneath Arrowhead Stadium, straight from the Las Vegas Raiders in the celebratory visiting locker room to the despondent home locker room of the Kansas City Chiefs. For one, the scent of success. For the other, the stench of a sloppy [...]

In Missouri, Republican legislators are often very sympathetic to public school organizations that resist change, making reform bills unlikely to pass, columnist Dave Drebes writes.

The locations are coming to the Dierbergs-anchored redevelopment of the former Crestwood Plaza mall, located along Watson Road in Crestwood.

A recently completed apartment complex in St. Charles County has sold for more than $30 million.

The new CEOs, all members of the latest class of the SLBJ Executive Network, also describe their leadership style and the biggest challenges in the year ahead.

A St. Charles-based elevator services business has been sold to a growing Michigan company.

The St. Louis Business Journal has opened up the nomination process for every 2024 awards program — from the Best Places to Work and HR Awards, celebrated in May, to the 40 Under 40 Awards, recognized in November.

After a soaking rain, scattered drizzle and colder winds will continue into the night as temperatures fall steadily through the 40s back to near freezing by Tuesday morning.

"To not allow students to see themselves in their classrooms ... that's what this is about," a former student said.