You might look at the overall population numbers for the city of St. Louis the last several decades and see a consistent albeit slowing decline. However, the top line number represents only a high level view of the 66 sq. miles of St. Louis and its residents. An examination of the neighborhood level population numbers […]
A 30-year-old St. Louis man is facing three charges of assault and one charge of resisting arrest stemming from an incident Friday at Dierbergs grocery store that began with him harassing women and escalated from there. Police say that Julius Butler was at the Brentwood location of Dierbergs acting aggressively toward female shoppers. Butler then pushed a security officer when the officer told Butler he needed to leave.
LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - An endangered silver advisory was issued Tuesday morning for a 79-year-old man missing out of Lincoln County, Missouri. Michael Clifford Spangler went missing Monday at about 6 p.m. from a home located on North Ethlyn Road in Winfield. Authorities described Spangler as being 5'11" and 225 pounds with gray hair and [...]
WOOD RIVER – Today, city council member Jeremy Plank commended the City of Wood River staff for prioritizing transparency by adding to the city website: city meetings agendas a calendar of events list of current projects “one-click” electronic payment of billings “In 2021, I launched ‘A Transparent Wood River,’ a plan to make our city more accountable and accessible to its citizens,” said Plank. “I appreciate the work of city staff for helping to make Wood River a leader in transparent local government.” “A Transparent Wood River” is an initiative inspired by the Ballotpedia.com Municipal Transparency Checklist . This checklist includes common-sense items the city should disclose on its website, including the city budget, audits, meeting agendas, open records information, contracts, and lobbying information. “As a city councilman, I will continue to prioritize transparency so our residents can see their
The price of gasoline is still going down: But it was only down a nickel last week. That's half its average decline since the June peak, so things might be slowing down. The price of oil has been flat for the past few weeks, so it would make sense if the price of gasoline started ...continue reading "The price of gasoline went down another nickel last week"
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but streaming TV has finally surpassed traditional cable in terms of overall viewership numbers for the first time ever. According to viewership tracking firm Nielsen (who once upon a time called the cord cutting revolution “purely fiction“) streaming saw a 34.8 percent overall viewership in […]
Conventional wisdom holds that Republican Eric Schmitt is the clear favorite to become the next U.S. senator from Missouri. But his opponent, Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, has some considerable assets.
Reed, along with former Aldermen Jeffrey Boyd and John Collins-Muhammad, was indicted in June on charges of accepting cash bribes in exchange for pushing bills granting businesses tax abatements.
How many classified documents did the FBI find in its search of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month? Today the New York Times provides a pretty good estimate, though they leave the arithmetic to us: January: "more than 150." June: "a few dozen more." Total: "more than 300." At a best guess, this means the August haul ...continue reading "The FBI recovered 100 classified documents in its search of Mar-a-Lago this month"
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