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A judge has ordered St. Louis County to pay Councilman Tim Fitch more than $245,000 in retirement benefits that he earned as a police officer and police chief, the Post-Dispatch reported Thursday.

A few days ago I wrote about an AP study showing that over the past year about 1 million voters had switched their party registration to Republican compared to 600,000 who had become Democrats. This was based on a party switching report from L2, which combined actual data from states that report it with modeling ...continue reading "Update: Party defections are tiny and mostly meaningless"

The driver suffered a medical emergency before the crash, according to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

In total, Parson cut about $644 million in spending proposed by lawmakers, mostly federal stimulus funding.

When the price of gasoline goes up, it's all over the news. When the price of gasoline goes down, crickets. Guess what? Yep, the price of gasoline has gone down for the past couple of weeks. And just like that, it's suddenly out of the news. Of course, it didn't help that the EIA website ...continue reading "Raw data: The price of gasoline is dropping"

Circus Flora is going underground! The caves beneath St. Louis have fascinated the city’s residents for generations. Circusgoers can expect plenty of surprises as the

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The county will have to pay Fitch more than $245,000 in retirement benefits and allow him to start drawing his police pension again for the remainder of his term.

As expected, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling today that limits the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Needless to say, liberals were appalled: Richard Lazarus, a Harvard environmental law professor, said in a statement that by insisting that an agency “can promulgate an important and significant climate rule only by showing ‘clear ...continue reading "The logic games behind today’s Supreme Court ruling on power regulation"

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. Jackson, 51, is the court’s 116th justice, …

In addition to being the lead single and title track off his upcoming solo album, Ozzy Osbourne's new song "Patient Number 9" has given Jeff Beck a new Billboard record. With…

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Things went from bad to worse today in court for 49-year-old Dawan Fergsuon, the St. Louis man accused of killing his nine-year-old son in 2003 then concocting an elaborate cover story claiming that his son was kidnapped. For the past three days, the prosecution has called witness after witness to contradict Fergsuson's version of what happened on the morning of June 11, 2003. For the past 19 years, he has maintained that he was driving his severely disabled son, Christian, to the hospital when he stopped to use a payphone at the corner of Page and Skinker to call ahead to the hospital and let them know they were coming.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

An avalanche of tax revenue is bulging Missouri’s treasury, but tax rebates approved by lawmakers won’t be coming to taxpayer bank accounts. The record surplus does, however, mean schools get more for transportation, college students get more money in scholarships and many Medicaid providers will see a rate increase in the fiscal year that begins […]

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ALTON – Illinois American Water is continuing to rehabilitate the sanitary sewer system as well as replacing approximately 1,200 feet of water main in Alton. This work requires U.S. Route 67 road closures and detours. Starting July 5, 2022, U.S. Route 67 (Piasa Street), from 20 th Street/College Avenue south to 3 rd Street in Alton will be closed for approximately one month for employee and contractor safety. Barring any unforeseen circumstances and weather, the closure of US Route 67 (Piasa Street) from 20 th Street/College Avenue south to 3 rd Street in Alton will last for approximately one month. Marked detours will be placed to safely guide motorists around the closure. Motorists should use caution when driving in the area and obey traffic signs, detour routes and flaggers in the area. If possible, motorists should avoid the area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changing conditions and signs in the work zones. Please obey the posted speed limits, refrain fro

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A new collectible David Bowie-themed Barbie doll has been released in honor of the 50th anniversary of the late rock legend's classic fifth studio album, 1971's Hunky Dory. The new…

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