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St. Louis police have convened a small task force in response to a three-day crime spree across south city that left one woman dead and another injured.

The following map displays the observed snowfall quantities across the region.

The state of Missouri is in the middle of the United States. It is bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. Kansas City is the state's biggest city, and Jefferson City is its capital.

Yet more astronomy today! I'm a believer in multitasking, so when I go out to the desert I bring both my telescope and my camera. While the telescope is doing its thing, the camera might as well be doing something too. Lately I've been playing with star trails, figuring out the best settings and exposure ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Missouri American Water is pushing for a 25% rate increase, a bump of about $150 a year for the average customer.

Brian Kowert, 72, admitted Wednesday to avoiding requirements to use minority-owned subcontractors on a development that received city tax breaks.

I don't subscribe to Bloomberg so I can't read all of Tyler Cowen's column this week about artificial intelligence. But here's an excerpt from his blog. The topic is ChatGPT, an example of a Large Language Model: I’ve started dividing the people I know into three camps: those who are not yet aware of LLMs; ...continue reading "AI is still not here. But it’s getting damn close."

I just wrote about Utah’s ridiculously silly plans to sue every social media company for being dangerous to children, in which I pointed out that the actual research doesn’t support the underlying argument at all. But I forgot that a few weeks ago, Seattle’s public school district actually filed just such a lawsuit, suing basically […]

WATERLOO - The jackpot for the Waterloo Queen of Hearts drawing continues to grow - Tuesday night’s jackpot total was $1,574218, a substantial increase from last week’s jackpot of $1,397,265. Event organizers expect the final jackpot to reach the $2 million limit. Card #12 was revealed to be the Five of Spades. Since the Queen of Hearts card was not found, the final drawing of this round will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 31. 20% of the funds raised will benefit Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School in Waterloo . Music and Band Teacher Chad Minier said next week’s jackpot may meet - or exceed - its $2 million limit. “We at SPPCS are making an estimated judgement that the prize will reach - or just exceed - the $2 million mark,” Minier said at the most recent drawing. “Please know that ticket sales will not get cut off before Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. “What that means: we’re pulling until we find that Queen. It could happen th

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The St. Louis Blues missed out on a massive opportunity to gain ground for a playoff push, and the timing does not particularly play well in their favor.

Today on TAP: Time to remember Neville Chamberlain

Billy F. Gibbons is hitting the road on his own this year. The ZZ Top guitarist just announced the Billy F Gibbons: The Big One – Part 1 - ’23 tour with his solo band,…

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The highest snow totals were reported in the southern part of the St. Louis region, including 10 inches in Farmington and 8 inches in Desloge.

Looking at photographs of Blake Fowler performing with Time and Pressure, it is not difficult to see how his charisma and energy resonated with so many people in St. Louis, and the many cities across the country the band performed in. It seems like Fowler was perpetually two feet off the ground, leaping, kicking, and giving his all in every club, bar and basement that was fortunate enough to have him. But like many of the most-gifted performers, Fowler was a complex and multifaceted person, one whose tremendous stage presence was paralleled with an inner pain that often weighed upon him offstage.

If you ever wanted to play harmonica like Mick Jagger, now’s your chance. The Rolling Stones frontman has teamed up with harmonica company Lee Oskar for a new line of harmonicas that will…

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Long lines and late start times contributed to an evening that left many fans feeling frustrated.

St. Louis-based Stifel reported net income available last year to common shareholders of $624.9 million, or $5.32 per diluted common share, compared with $789.3 million, or $6.66 per diluted common share in 2021.

The investment comes as the fund targets new investments this year, after writing its first check for a local company in 2022.