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The difficult work of community violence prevention "just became harder," the city's Cure Violence steering committee said.

Jerome "Mujaa" Williams is charged with destroying a homicide victim's Social Security card and disposing of a cellphone that contained evidence.

The odds that Missourians will be able to bet on their favorite football or baseball team later this year are dwindling, and it comes back to regulating slot machines.

The health department gave a few tips to keep in mind if you come into contact with an animal that might have rabies.

I have no idea why I did this. I was just curious what the latest American Time Use Survey¹ showed about the difference in activities between working-age men and women. [Clarification: That is, this chart shows how many more minutes men spend on each activity compared to women.] Here it is: On average, working-age men ...continue reading "Raw data: How working-age people spend their time"

A Republican lawmaker pushing legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri says his bill is in jeopardy because of stall tactics by his GOP colleagues and the insistence of the House floor leader that it include license caps. Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance, said he was initially told his marijuana legalization bill would come up for debate […]

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Videos show out-of-control crowds in spaces rented from sites like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Craigslist.

St. Louis city leaders are working with Airbnb to crackdown on short-term rentals that may create safety problems, especially downtown.

Politicians and advocates want changes made to help people living in encampments.

Ozzy Osbourne is "on the mend" amid his bout with COVID-19. That's according to his son, Jack, who tweeted a video of the metal legend on a FaceTime call with…

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Carman Deck, of the St. Louis area, admitted that he killed James Long, 69, and his 67-year-old wife, Zelma, while robbing them at their home in De Soto in 1996.

White backlash. One of the most powerful cultural forces throughout American history is white backlash. It is intense, self-righteous, often brutal, and absolutely inevitable. Anyone in the civil rights activism biz is an idiot if they don't understand this and have a plan to deal with it. Sex education. Conservatives have always been conservative about ...continue reading "Three random things"

Opponents of a new cross-state recreation trail along the old Rock Island Railroad corridor have the upper hand in the General Assembly after the state Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday cut the funds needed to develop it for use. The committee approved four spending bills for the coming year to pay for new construction, repair […]

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The 2021 documentary The Beatles and India, a film that explores the impact of the South Asian country and its culture on The Beatles' lives and music, as well as…

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Heads up if you take Manchester Road through Brentwood.

The missing man was found safe Monday night and the Endangered Person Advisory was canceled.

We’ve noted a few times now that while Facebook gets most of the heat for its privacy scandals, the stuff going on in the telecom, app, and adtech markets in regards to location data makes many of Facebook’s privacy issues seem like a grade school picnic. That was well highlighted by the recent Securus, LocationSmart, and numerous T-Mobile […]

A fatal crash involving a pedestrian was reported about 5:15 a.m. Monday on southbound Highway 67 in Bonne Terre.

Growth is on its way to Grafton after people were able to get their hands on free land in one neighborhood. Through the land reimbursement program, a buyer pays the city $5,000 for a lot in the Grafton Hills subdivision. The buyer has three years to build a home on the lot, do a final inspection and turn in an occupancy permit. At completion, the city would reimburse the homeowner the $5,000. There were 28 lots for sale in the subdivision. Only five lots were left on Sunday, which the acting…

A bar-restaurant set to open in the old Nadine's Gin Joint space in Soulard plans to duplicate the heavy metal brunches familiar at its sister location in Maplewood.