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James Timothy "Tim" Norman is accused of being the mastermind in a murder-for-hire plot to kill his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr., in 2016.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has lined up behind a U.S. Supreme Court case legal experts believe could radically reshape how federal elections are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from intervening.  Ashcroft announced last week that his office had filed an amicus brief in support of Republicans […]

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It took fifteen years filled with constant scandal, but the FCC finally recently announced that it would be “cracking down on” wireless carrier abuse of consumer location data, thanks to pressure from our new post-Roe reality. This “crackdown” involves politely asking the nation’s top wireless carriers to disclose what kind of location data they were […]

House of Joy, a new play at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis by Madhuri Shekar, seems to be throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks: a ghost story, a love story, political intrigue, fantasy, bawdy jokes, fight sequences, an assassination. As you can imagine, with that many different plot points, not much sticks. The play opens on Roshni (played by Tina Muñoz Pandya), who recently beat a man to death when he tried to hurt her sister.

He trained with Army officers in south-central Missouri and helped U.S. forces avoid roadside bombs during the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

I'm not quite sure what set me off this time, but something I read prompted me to make a couple of charts illustrating US economic performance compared to our large peer countries in Europe. Here is GDP since the start of the pandemic: Thanks to the $3 trillion in relief spending that was passed almost ...continue reading "The American economy is a model for the rest of the world"

The Illinois State Police will have a new presence in the metro-east with new regional headquarters.

This weekend's festival in St. Louis will highlight musical greats from the city, including Albert King and Tina Turner.

Heaven Scent Bakery in O'Fallon, Missouri, announced Sunday it would be closing its doors after 27 years in business. The bakery announced the closure via Facebook, and the post had 2,100 likes, 2,300 shares and more than 1,000 comments as of noon Monday. The bakery's last day in business will be Sept. 30, according to the post. "The ever rising cost of product and extremely limited workforce brought us to this decision,' the bakery said in the post. The bakery said some menu items would…

PERRYVILLE, Mo. - A school bus driver was killed in a crash Tuesday morning in Perryville, Missouri. He has been identified as 72-year-old James Kennedy. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash between a school bus and a box truck happened in the 1400 block of Highway K near Bluebird Lane. MSHP said no [...]

Residents who live in several north St. Louis County municipalities and drive a Hyundai or Kia with a traditional key ignition can register to receive a free steering lock. The North County Police Cooperative is giving out The Club on Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at James McGee Park, near Vinita Park City Hall in the 8300 block of Midland Boulevard. In addition to Vinita Park, residents of Beverly Hills, Dellwood, Hanley Hills, Pine Lawn, Uplands Park, Velda Village Hills and Wellston are eligible…

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis City residents are still struggling to get their garbage picked up and they're not getting any answers from the city. They said it's creating a horrible mess just outside their homes, and the mess is encouraging others to come into their neighborhood and dump their garbage. Leslie Herron called the [...]

Illinois State Representative Amy Elik and the Wood River Police Department will host a drive-through prescription drug drop-off event Wednesday, September 7.

A man was shot and killed just south of downtown St. Louis early Tuesday morning.

The firm's managing partner said the move allows it to serve existing clients in another market to which many are moving or doing business.

ST. LOUIS - A brick building in south St. Louis was fully engulfed in flames Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to the 3800 block of South Compton in south St. Louis at about 5 a.m. It is unknown at this time what started the fire. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter was at the scene. FOX [...]

VENICE - Venice CUSD #3 was awarded $26 million in funding, provided by the Capital Development Board through an emergency school construction grant. In September 2020, Venice Elementary School in Venice, Illinois was condemned due to structural issues. Students and staff attending Venice Elementary vacated the building, attending school virtually for the entire 2020-2021 school year. “It was a difficult year,” stated Superintendent Cynthia Tolbert. “We were not only dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and virtual learning, but the Board of Education was also trying to locate a temporary school to house students.” For the 2021-2022 school year, Venice Elementary school was in a temporary location at the Melvin Price Depot located in Granite City. Tolbert successfully led the district in the demolition of the condemned elementary school in 2021, located on 300 South 4th Street. Assisted by Venice Board of Education officials, the Venice Unit

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Retail reporter Daniel Neman steps into an Apple store and ends up Through the Looking Glass.

Some books were banned recently from a few public-school libraries in the St. Louis area — a hideous exercise in primarily anti-LGBTQ bigotry — so you'd expect people of good conscience to scream from the mountaintops about the knuckle draggers responsible. Sorry, hard pass.