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In today's Legal Lens segment, Brown & Crouppen attorney Andrea McNairy discusses why all of Missouri's border states have legalized sports gaming, how much revenue Missouri is potentially missing out on and why fantasy sports fall into a different category. 

Democrats seemed to be doing well this summer as their approval level surged following the Dobbs decision. But now Republicans are surging back. This is partly because the out party always does well in midterm elections, but David Brooks thinks there's more to it: The Trumpified G.O.P. deserves to be a marginalized and disgraced force ...continue reading "Why are Republicans surging as the midterms approach?"

The plaintiffs in the case are represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a conservative legal group.

Police increased security with additional patrols and cameras.

The lawsuit was filed in September by Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and South Carolina.

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based poké restaurant was co-founded by former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Todd Stottlemyre, who played for the team from 1996 to 1998.

A 19-year-old chess grandmaster says a cheating scandal that has rocked the chess world and began in St. Louis was the result of an orchestrated smear campaign.

The chess cheating scandal that started here in St. Louis but has made headlines across the globe has now led to a $100 million lawsuit. Today in federal court in St. Louis, 19-year-old professional chess player Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit against Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, seeking $100 million in damages. The lawsuit accuses Carlsen of slander, libel and civil conspiracy, among other things.

Sammy Hagar reflects on his life and music career in "Father Time," and the Red Rocker has just released a music video for the poignant tune. The song is from…

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WOOD RIVER - The City of Wood River Public Services said as of 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, the boil order in the city has been lifted for everyone except those already notified on the north side of Ferguson and the south side of Lorena from 1st Street to Haller. "We hope to have them lifted tomorrow," Public Services explained in a comment.

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Congresswoman Cori Bush hosted an emergency briefing Thursday on the radioactive waste found at Jana Elementary School.

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Clerk Debbie Mendoza said early voting starts on Monday, Oct. 24, and mail-in ballots have been sent out for the past couple of weeks. “We have sent out approximately 13,000 vote-by-mail ballots and received 3,500 back,” she said. While she expects Election Day to go smoothly, she added the results from we see that night are not final. “I am confident that everything will go well for the election,” she said. “The election really isn’t over on Nov. 8. We have to wait 14 additional days for any ballots postmarked by Nov. 8 to finish counting ballots.” Mendoza added that Madison County is always looking for election judges. “It is an honor to be that person for the voters,” Mendoza said of the role. “They expect to have a ballot and support in place when they go and vote on election day, and judges are there to assist them in their God-given right to cast a ballot.” Online applications

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Once again, we need good anti-SLAPP laws in every state and a strong federal anti-SLAPP law. It’s the best defense against vexatious, censorial lawsuits. Reveal News from the Center for Investigative Reporting does some really good reporting, with a focus on big, important issues. Reveal wrote a series of articles about the non-profit Planet Aid. […]