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Fontbonne Student Charged with Having Loaded Gun in Dorm Room

2 years 11 months ago
A 19-year-old Fontbonne student faces felony charges after Clayton Police found a loaded handgun in his dorm room. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Jordan Smith, a resident of Lake St. Louis, with Unlawful Use of a Weapon - Carries Loaded Weapon into School Premises, a Class E felony.
Sarah Fenske

Gateway Pundit Accused of Purposefully Delaying Defamation Trial

2 years 11 months ago
The St. Louis-based website being sued by former Georgia election workers for defamation is being accused of purposely delaying discovery in the case to forestall a jury trial.  In a motion filed in St. Louis Circuit Court last week, attorneys for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss asked a judge to set an August 2024 trial date, as well as allow for depositions of at least 20 people involved in a series of stories published by The Gateway Pundit accusing plaintiffs of election fraud. 
Jason Hancock

Former Deputy Alfred Montgomery Kicks Off Campaign Against Sheriff Betts

2 years 11 months ago
Alfred Montgomery is running for St. Louis sheriff again — and he formally kicked off his campaign last night at the Vine restaurant on South Grand. After a lively jazz group warmed up the crowd, Montgomery, 28, made brief remarks in which he didn’t name incumbent Vernon Betts but alluded heavily to recent controversies during Betts’ tenure as sheriff. 
Ryan Krull

We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority

2 years 11 months ago

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito’s luxury travel with billionaire Paul Singer have raised questions about influence and ethics at the nation’s […]

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Andy Kroll

Biden administration announces $7 billion for 7 regional hydrogen energy ‘hubs’

2 years 11 months ago
The Biden administration is putting $7 billion into regional “hubs” around the country dedicated to producing hydrogen energy — touting the funds as an effort to fight climate change and create jobs. These hubs are clusters of facilities located in the same geographic area aiming to produce and consume hydrogen — as well as related [...]
Rachel Frazin

FCC Wants Consumers To Get Refunds For Annoying Cable TV Contract Blackouts

2 years 11 months ago
For decades now, cable TV has been plagued by programming contract feuds that routinely end with users losing access to TV programming they pay for. Basically, media companies will demand a rate hike in new content negotiations, the cable TV provider will balk, and then each side blames the other guy for failing to strike a […]
Karl Bode