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Missouri is home to the most dog breeders in the U.S.

A new memo from the Department of Public Utilities explains the annual phenomenon.

Yesterday was a fine day with some Santa Ana winds blowing, which had the cats acting kind of squirrelly. Hilbert went out to the front yard and took possession of the sunny rock—his by right as king of the garden—and then Charlie decided to check out the rock too. Naturally he did this by sticking ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 27 January 2023"

Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott has joined forced with actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to help promote this weekend’s soccer game between Reynolds and McElhenney’s Wrexham AFC and Joe’s favorite team Sheffield United.  In a 45-second…

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Today on TAP: Fed governor Lael Brainard’s name has been leaked. It’s more important to keep her at the Fed.

It’s impossible to be the “aggressor” of the free world. Those words just don’t make sense together. “Defender of the free world,” maybe. If you’re going on the offensive, it seems unlikely you’re there to protect anyone’s freedoms. But that appears to be where America is heading: the aggressor that somehow protects rights and freedoms […]

The start of the inaugural season for St. Louis CITY SC is less than a month away. If you hope to follow the action closely, make sure you plan ahead.

For the sake of completeness, here's the consumer spending data from today's PCE report: Spending was down 3.4% compared to November (note that this is seasonally adjusted, so it accounts for higher average holiday spending). Is this a sign of economic slowdown? Maybe. On the other hand, spending is still above the pre-pandemic trendline, and ...continue reading "Consumer spending was down slightly in December"

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for a man wanted for sex offenses with a minor. Julian V. Jones Sr., 48, has friends and family in St. Louis, Missouri and O'Fallon, Illinois. The victim was under the age of 17 when she got pregnant and had the child. Police got a [...]

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Police are investigating a social media posting from a non-student of EHS that created significant attention on Thursday afternoon. Edwardsville Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton said the following: “Late this afternoon, District #7 and Edwardsville High School became aware of a threatening photo from a non-EHS student that had been widely shared. We promptly worked with the Edwardsville Police Department to ensure the safety of all our students and have determined that there is no active threat to any of our students. “As always, the safety and security of our students, staff, and schools remain the highest priorities for EHS and District 7 and we will continue to investigate any threat." Edwardsville Police Chief Mike Fillback said: “Late yesterday afternoon the Edwardsville School District alerted us to a social media posting from a non-student of EHS. School resource officers were promptly notified and started an investigation, which

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Members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted to nearly double aldermanic salaries today.  With a 15-8 vote, aldermen passed a bill that will raise aldermen’s salaries from $37,400 per year to $72,000 after the next general election in April.

The fast-sinking company has hired a financial advisor to vet potential offers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unprecedented step of banning an AP course offered on African American history for violating state law.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court defending the part of a SAFE-T Act that a Kankakee County judge previously ruled the law as unconstitutional.

U2 has dropped a new track from their upcoming album, Songs of Surrender. This time, they’re treating fans to their new take on The Joshua Tree classic “With or Without You.”  U2 will release Songs…

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ST. LOUIS -- Would you eat meat grown in a lab? A 2018 Missouri law will let you know if your burger came from a cow, a plant, or a tank. The state was the first to ban the term "meat" in vegan and other plant-based substitutes. There is no lab grown meat on store [...]