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Charges Issued for Domestic Assault and Kidnapping

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Thursday, July 14, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued warrants on suspect Otis Johnson, 47 years of age, of the 7200 block of Ashley Oaks Drive in Memphis, Tennessee 38125, for Domestic Assault Second Degree, Domestic Assault Third Degree, Kidnapping First Degree, and Resisting Arrest. A mugshot of Johnson is attached. Johnson is being held on $100,000 cash only, no 10% bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: At 10:16 PM, on July 13, 2022, Officers responded to Koeneman Park, located in the 8900 block of Lucas and Hunt Road, in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers heard Victim screaming. As officers approached the pavilion by the park’s lake, officers observed Victim running towards them and Defendant fleeing to a wooded area. Victim stated that she and her ex-boyfriend, Defendant

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Parson touts $15M in grants for manufacturing

2 years 9 months ago
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was in St. Louis Thursday touting $15 million in grants to aid manufacturing of semiconductors and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in the state. He held a ceremonial signing at the Cortex innovation community for a bill that took effect July 1. It says the grant money is to go to "state based organizations creating infrastructure for industries that are fundamental to the national security of the United States where the manufacturing of essential products have become…
Jacob Kirn

Can pregnant women get divorced in Missouri?

2 years 9 months ago
Nearly every morning, our Fox2Now.com staff will occasionally check Google Trends to see what people are searching for in St. Louis, Missouri, and beyond, or potential story ideas.
Kevin S. Held

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
This is the Place de la Concorde in central Paris. Why not the Place de la Bastille today? Because we didn't go there and I don't have any pictures of it. Besides, the Bastille was stormed and then destroyed by mobs of woke Frenchmen anyway, so why bother? As the favored place for guillotining kings ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Corporate Counsel Awards 2022: How the role of an in-house lawyer has changed

2 years 9 months ago
“Companies frequently tell us that they want their in-house counsel to think like a businessperson and not just a lawyer,” said Michael Sachs, a partner with a legal executive search firm. “As a result, when a company is shaping overall strategy, a good in-house attorney can be one of the top people relied upon for their judgment and expertise.”
Veneta Rizvic

Downtown startup moving to Cortex

2 years 9 months ago
The meeting planning tech company originally operated out of 10,000 square feet on Washington Avenue, but signed a lease in late 2018 to double that space. It will occupy less space at Cortex.
Gloria Lloyd

Same-sex marriage and contraception at risk after abortion ruling, U.S. House panel told

2 years 9 months ago

WASHINGTON — Advocates told Congress on Thursday that a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a landmark abortion rights case is likely only the beginning, and could be followed by similar action by the high court on same-sex marriage, contraception and more. Witnesses at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee advised that to prevent that from happening, […]

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Jennifer Shutt

The Journalism Competition Preservation Act Is Lose-Lose Legislation

2 years 9 months ago
How many times have you shared a link today? How many times have you used a search engine to look for information? We use links and snippets to gain and share information so often that we don’t even think about it. It’s an essential component of the internet, so intrinsic that an internet without links […]
Leigh Beadon