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The unidentified man was fatally shot about 10 p.m. Sunday near Riaza Square and Larimore Parkway Drive.

Police believe the deadly shooting was the result of an altercation.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Jay Leno says he's doing OK after suffering serious burns in a gasoline fire. In a statement to Variety, Leno said he needs a “week or two” to get back on his feet. Leno was scheduled to perform with Jeff Foxworthy this Friday at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The venue, and [...]

The suspension, which was scheduled to end Wednesday, is now set to run until Dec. 4. Meanwhile, 1 of 5 daily round trips to Chicago resumes later this week.

Robert E. Saur, 79, the founder and president of Clayton-based Conrad Properties Corp., died Nov. 1, 2022, from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis. In a development career bridging five decades, Saur made an indelible mark on local lifestyles and skylines with his innovative infill developments. Born Oct. 14, 1943, in north St. Louis, he graduated […]

Democrats win lawsuit against Missouri attorney general’s office over Sunshine Law.

A team of 15 investigators was called Sunday evening after a St. Ann man was found shot dead in a vehicle.

A Missouri judge on Monday ruled staff in the attorney general’s office, while it was being run by now-U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, used private email accounts to “knowingly and purposefully” subvert the state’s open records law.  Cole County Judge Jon Beetem determined the attorney general’s office violated the Sunshine Law by taking steps to conceal […]

The post Missouri judge rules AG’s office under Josh Hawley ‘knowingly’ violated transparency laws appeared first on Missouri Independent.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation welcomes its new Director of Advocacy, Seth Stern. Seth will oversee and expand the nonprofit organization’s efforts to stand up for journalists and whistleblowers who have been denied their rights as part of its mission to protect, defend, and empower public-interest journalism. His work will include managing ambitious advocacy campaigns in collaboration with FPF partners and writing for FPF’s blogs, social media accounts, and other publications.

Seth spent the last 13 years practicing media and First Amendment law at the Chicago law firm Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn. He is the chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Media and Entertainment Law Committee as well as the American Bar Association’s Media, Privacy and Advertising Law Committee. Before law school he worked as a reporter and editor in the Chicago and Atlanta areas.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to an organization with a history as rich as Freedom of the Press Foundation’s,” Seth said. “I will always welcome input from our members and friends on how our advocacy team can best assist journalists and advance press rights.”

FPF’s Executive Director Trevor Timm said he is thrilled to welcome Seth to the 10-year-old organization. “We are confident that Seth and his team will build on FPF’s track record of successful advocacy on the national, international, and local levels and take our advocacy work in exciting new directions.”

FPF is a nonprofit organization that protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century. For media or other inquiries, email Seth Stern at Seth@freedom.press or media@freedom.press.

A new documentary about England’s famed Abbey Road Studios is premiering next month on Disney +, and now, fans are getting their first look at it. A new trailer for…

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Even on its worst day, the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard, 314-577-5100, glow.missouribotanicalgarden.org) is, without question, one of the most beautiful places St. Louis has to offer — a sprawling 79-acre oasis of nature and horticultural wonder plunked down in the heart of the city. Each year around the holiday season, the great garden steps its game up with its Garden Glow celebration, creating whimsey and wonder through what is essentially the most grandiose nondenominational Christmas display most of us will ever see. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the popular attraction, and organizers have gone suitably all-out, with nearly 2 million twinkling lights powering the fun.

Ring in the spirit of the season with the most famous of yuletide tales. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (130 Edgar Road, 314-968-4925, repstl.org), will host its second annual production of A Christmas Carol, the legendary account of London’s most miserable miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, with a variety of evening and afternoon shows from Saturday, November 19, to Friday, December 30, at the Loretto-Hilton Center in Webster Groves. In Charles Dickens’ iconic tale, the ghost of Scrooge’s friend warns him he will soon have three visitors.

ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation's largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that Patricia Llanos has been selected to the 2022 edition of Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars. Llanos, an associate in the firm’s Asbestos Department, focuses her practice on helping individuals and families affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Previously, she focused on personal injury law at a St. Louis area law firm and worked for the New York City Department of Health and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – Office of Minority Health. No more than 2.5 percent of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or practicing for 10 or fewer years are included in the Rising Stars list. Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers uses independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations to determine the honorees. The Missouri & Kansas

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Cole Libbert has joined BEX Construction Services as a project engineer. His five years of field supervision experience spans commercial, industrial, multifamily and tenant finish projects. Libbert completed his bachelor’s degree in construction management with a minor in business administration at the University of Central Missouri. He has traveled the country as a field superintendent, […]

Details were outlined in motions filed Monday in 19 civil lawsuits requesting that the Cedar County judge overseeing those cases allow attorneys to seek punitive damages.

Over at MarketWatch, Jeffrey Lee Funk and Gary Smith present a list of Silicon Valley's biggest losers: I don't have any real comment on this except yikes. I didn't quite realize you could lose this much money. I'm such a hayseed.

Pop Lou Cohen fêted over weekend for 90th birthday; son signs new three-year deal to extend “Radio Andy” on Sirius XM Radio’s Channel 102.