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Board of Aldermen Bill Would Ban Tents in St. Louis Public Spaces

2 years 8 months ago
With the early afternoon sun high in the sky, the temperature hit 81 degrees, and Kim had unzipped every opening in her tent, trying to let in as much breeze as possible. Kim, 54, is one of about twenty people living in tents alongside the River Des Peres near Gravois Road. Many residents and nearby business owners are unhappy about the so-called "River Des Peres tent city," telling the RFT it's bad for business and makes the area unwelcoming.
Ryan Krull

ISP Announces Incentives To Increase Officers To Join As State Trooper

2 years 8 months ago
SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to increase its ranks and attract potential future Troopers, the Illinois State Police (ISP) is excited to announce the reimaging of the Fast Track Program into the newly created Lateral Entry Training Program. The new program is designed to incentivize current law enforcement officers to increase their opportunities and join ISP. “The Illinois State Police is one of the premier policing agencies in the country, and with the largest budget in State Police history, we are looking to hire many more troopers to protect public safety and seek justice for the people of Illinois,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “The Academy has created the Lateral Entry Training Program to retain the high training standards ISP is known for, but allow current police officers to spend less time away from home and their family.” The new Lateral Entry Training Program will incorporate much of the current Fast Track Program curriculum and

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Online Dating Gone IRL Hits Missouri with 50 Dates in 50 States

2 years 8 months ago
When the text came in, Sara Richter was chilling, watching American Idol with her family in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. “Is this real?” she recalls thinking. But then, Richter, 21, and a student at Mizzou, realized she had the same message on her SnapChat.
Jessica Rogen

Multiple Departments Battle Devastating Fire In Cottage Hills Early Tuesday

2 years 8 months ago
COTTAGE HILLS - Cottage Hills Fire Department was the first to respond to a blazing fire on 14th Street in Cottage Hills early this morning. A Mutual Aid Call was immediately dispatched and Rosewood Heights Fire, Bethalto, Meadowbrook, and Fosterburg also responded. Rosewood Heights Fire Chief Corey Williams said his department was called to the scene at 4:58 a.m. Tuesday. He described the home on fire as “a total loss.” The exact cause of the fire was not yet released.

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What Free Speech? Elon Musk Endorses EU’s Highly Censorial Approach To Content Moderation; Which Twitter Has Spent Years Fighting

2 years 8 months ago
It’s becoming quite clear that Elon Musk’s approach to dealing with complex issues is not to actually understand the complex realities behind them, but to simply say what he thinks an audience wants to hear, and perhaps relatedly, to simply accept the last thing that someone presented to him as the official state of things. […]
Mike Masnick

Could Indian tribes become leading providers of abortion in conservative states?

2 years 8 months ago
I got an email yesterday from a regular reader who asked about something I had been mulling over too: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, can Indian tribes open abortion clinics of their own on tribal land? If they did, could they use them to attract patients from nearby states that have banned abortion? In ...continue reading "Could Indian tribes become leading providers of abortion in conservative states?"
Kevin Drum