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You know these are strange times for moviegoers when legacy sequels borne of the 2000s and 2010s are now old enough to get legacyquels of their own. The concept dates back to at least the 1980s, with Psycho II (1983) and The Color of Money (1986) re-introducing a new generation of viewers to iconic characters from culturally significant films of the past.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A woman who was originally from China admitted involvement in a counterfeit gift card scheme directed at Target shoppers across the Midwest, including in Belleville in this region. Hongying Wang pled guilty to the federal crime in a U.S. District courtroom in East St. Louis on Thursday. Wang, 53, originally of Hunan Province, China, admitted guilt to using and trafficking in a counterfeit access device. For the charge, Wang faces a statutory maximum of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000. Wang’s sentencing is set for 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2024, at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis. Wang admitted to possessing 6,100 fake gift cards with the intent to place them on the shelves. According to court documents, the scheme involved individuals placing altered gift cards on the sales racks at Target while retaining the access numbers. Once a gift card was loaded with money by an unsuspecting patron, the fraudsters would have the codes needed

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Police said the man pointed a gun at officers while trying to run away from the stolen car in which he was riding.

Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir is featured on Stephen Marley’s new track, “Winding Roads." It also features Jack Johnson and Weir’s backing band, Wolf Brothers, made up of Don Was, and Dead & Company members Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane. The song will be featured…

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Four games in the St. Louis area have been affected by off-the-field problems at the start of football season.

This morning, U.S. Representative Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) toured the troubled City Justice Center in downtown St. Louis. The jail has been the subject of alarming headlines in recent weeks, as two detainees died there last month and an increasingly pitched battle is playing out between city leaders and the civilian board tasked with providing oversight of the facility.  

A woman from China admitted to a counterfeit gift card scheme involving several St. Louis-area Target stores.

GRAFTON/WEST ALTON - The Flotsam! River Circus stopped by Alton and Grafton this week to put on a show complete with pirates, music, acrobatics and killer catfish. The Flotsam show has spent the summer “floating down the Mississippi River all the way from Minneapolis to St. Louis,” according to their official website . Earlier this week, they anchored at Grafton to deliver a free performance, then continued down to West Alton for another fun show. “Flotsam! is a troupe of musicians, circus performers and puppeteers traveling on a handmade ramshackle raft, giving free performances in towns along the way,” the website continues. “During the tour, the raft is our mode of transit, our home and our stage.” The Flotsam! crew launched from Minneapolis on Aug. 4 and will wrap up their tour this weekend with three performances in St. Louis. Most of the performers have experience in circuses, cabarets and clowning around, which has helped them

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The legislation could call out prohibitions on gun regulations or rent control.

Hey, Techdirt haters: hold onto your hats, because I’m going to praise Elon Musk for doing the right thing, even though many of you insist that my complaints about him are motivated by personal dislike. But, as I’ve noted repeatedly, I’m happy to highlight when he does the right thing, such as here where he […]

The Ville neighborhood in north St. Louis was home to several hometown heroes who have made their mark: educator and librarian Julia Davis and music superstar Tina Turner are just two. But over the past few decades, the neighborhood has…

Washington University will adopt a new financial aid policy next fall that aims to increase the affordability of an undergraduate degree from the school. Under the "no-loan" policy, federal loans for undergraduate students will be removed from all financial aid packages and replaced with scholarships and university grants, according to a news release from the university. The move will help ensure all students can earn a degree from the school without acquiring thousands of dollars in debt. "We…

The new church, which opens on Sunday, has 1,037 seats, with a community cafe and a wing set aside for children’s ministries.

A popular Halloween pop-up bar concept is returning to St. Louis next month with a new name and expanded operations.

Steve Miller is sharing another track off J50: The Evolution of The Joker, his upcoming box set celebrating the 50th anniversary of his classic album The Joker.  Miller has just released the tune…

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The local fourth-generation family-owned retail chain has added a new location that also allows it to streamline distribution and expand product offerings.

The cursed history between Guns N' Roses and St. Louis continues, as their concert  scheduled for Busch Stadium this Saturday appears to be postponed. That is according to KMOX, which broke the story around 1:30 p.m., citing an internal announcement that went out to stadium staff. No reason was given for the postponement, however the announcement did say that fans should keep their tickets as the show will be rescheduled.

Kevin King, who succeeded fired Saint Louis Bank CEO Travis Liebig, said the bank’s return on assets, return on equity and efficiency ratios are below peer banks of similar size.