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A Glock or Lightning switch turns a semi-automatic handgun, fully automatic. They are incredibly unreliable and inaccurate according to law enforcement.

CannonDesign is thrilled to announce that Amy Phillips is their new St. Louis (STL) Office Practice Leader. Amy joined CannonDesign in 2016 and has excelled in her previous role as the STL and Denver Business Practice Leader. The past few years have been transformative for the industry, and Amy is ready to lead the office […]

We’ve spent years criticizing many politicians, especially in Congress, for trying to regulate technology that they don’t seem to understand and often falling prey to wild moral panics about the technology. That’s why it’s quite refreshing to see this story that the Washington Post had in the waning days of 2022 about Rep. Don Beyer, […]

A St. Louis man admitted to shooting and killing a security guard at an East St. Louis First Bank.

Today the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) announced its 2023 officers and board of directors for the statewide association representing contractors and suppliers in 110 counties throughout Missouri. Tom Huster, president of KCI Construction Company, has been elected chairman of the board.  KCI, with offices in St. Louis and Springfield, MO, began in 1922 […]

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier!   More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical

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A federal lawsuit filed by seven unhoused individuals seeks to stop enforcement of a new Missouri law banning sleeping and camping on state-owned land. On December 21, seven individuals who are currently unhoused filed suit against the Missouri attorney general saying that the law, which went into effect on Sunday, is both vaguely worded and essentially criminalizes homelessness. Attorney Stephanie Lummus, with the Cook Group, is representing the seven plaintiffs.

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Jesse White announced today that the state’s organ/tissue donor registry reached 7.5 million registrants. “I am so proud that Illinoisans have shown their giving and caring spirit by signing up for this lifesaving program,” said White. “Our mission over the past 24 years has been to strengthen the Organ/Tissue Donor Program through outreach and registration initiatives. We have worked to end the waiting for the approximately 4,000 people statewide. Each year, unfortunately, about 300 people die waiting for a transplant in Illinois.” Of the more than 12.8 million people living in Illinois, 10,146,583 qualify to become organ/tissue donors. Of those, 74% have registered as organ/tissue donors. In addition, more than 270,000 16- and 17-year-olds have registered with the program since 2018, when Secretary White initiated a law allowing them to register as organ and tissue donors. “I believe our public awareness campaign,

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One man is behind bars after firing shots at his workplace and shooting a woman Wednesday evening in a south St. Louis convenience store.

During the 2021 bank heist, the robbers gave the teller a note saying, "I got a bomb strapped to my chest, put all the money in or everyone die."

Robert Plant admits it wasn’t easy to go on with his career after the end of Led Zeppelin, but credits his friends, including Phil Collins, with helping him move on.  “After [Led Zeppelin…

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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Police said the man was driving south on Kingshighway from Interstate 70 when someone he didn't know fired shots at his car from behind.

McCarthy remains at 200 votes. Kevin Hern, however, has skyrocketed to seven votes!

The St. Louis Business Journal's Advance STL project asked readers what they believed are the biggest issues holding St. Louis back from progress as a region. Among the top 10 were travel-related concerns, specifically the fate of both St. Louis Lambert International Airport and the MetroLink light rail system. Here’s what readers had to say about those two topics.

The echo chamber around crime is so loud that it's hard to tell which problem is bigger: the perception of crime or the actual crime. It suggests that solving crime alone isn't the answer: this region has to solve the crime problem and then convince the people of this region that they've done so.