While Missouri Amendment 3 permits marijuana use in private residences, it’s still against the law in parks, while walking along sidewalks, and in schools, both private and public.
We’ve written a few stories lately about DoNotPay, the “robot lawyer” service whose gimmick of an automated AI-driven tool that would help users deal with challenges like getting out of parking tickets or cancelling subscription services that are difficult to get out of sounds like a really enticing idea. But there have long been questions […]
Wesley Bell, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, said in a statement on Monday that his office would not step in to halt Leonard Taylor’s death sentence.
On Monday, a former Commerce Bank manager from Florissant, Missouri, went to federal court and admitted stealing more than $175,000 from elderly customers.
I am amused by this chart on international obesity rates: Every country in the top 15 uses weights based on measured data. But what happens when you ask people to self-report their weights (red asterisks in the chart)? Their countries all end up in the bottom 20. This is why anything based on self-reporting should ...continue reading "Raw (?) data: International obesity rates"
JERSEYVILLE - An Elsah man has been charged with criminal damage to property in connection to an attempted catalytic converter theft, while a Carrollton man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on State St. in Jerseyville. Kerry J. Dooley, 32, of Elsah, attempted to steal the catalytic converter from a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado which was located at the Piasa Harbor Boat Ramp on State Highway 100 in Jersey County on Jan. 25. He caused over $500 in damages to the vehicle’s exhaust system and was charged with a Class 4 felony. A warrant was filed for Dooley’s arrest on Jan. 26 and his bail was set at $15,000. More information and updates about this case can be found on the Jersey County Circuit Clerk website . Tomas Granado III, 38, of Carrollton, was charged with an aggravated DUI for driving his gray 2012 Jeep under the influence of alcohol on State Street near Fairgrounds Avenue in Jerseyville. He was charged with a Class 2 felony, and his