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A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 32-year-old Tyler W. Massengill of Chillicothe is accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to…

The journey of Howard Mechanic continues with this post. You can also check out the first part. Howard Mechanic turned himself in to US Marshals on February 10, 2000, and was quickly transferred to the prison at nearby Florence, Arizona. There he began serving his 5-year sentence that had been handed out in 1970. His …

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Missouri Congressman Sam Graves Graves talked to St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about his goals and expectations as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Tarkio Republican represents Missouri's 6th Congressional District.

Stephanie Jordan of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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One of the rotating quotes at the top of the blog is, "Republicans are evil; Democrats are idiots." The Washington Post presents the latest evidence: President Biden is facing blowback from some members of his own party over his mishandling of sensitive documents as his allies express growing concern that the case could get in ...continue reading "New report: Democrats are still idiots"

A growing concern statewide about crime going unpunished in the City of St. Louis has a bi-partisan group of lawmakers calling for the Missouri governor to appoint a special prosecutor for St. Louis.

Mail from more than half a dozen homes in Ladue has been stolen, prompting warnings from police.

Last Christmas Day was not one to remember for senior citizens living in the Fairview Village Senior Living apartment complex. 

The Board of Aldermen plans to consider ways to spend the last $74 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to improve safety for commuters and pedestrians.

You may be familiar with something called the Flynn Effect. It's named after James Flynn, a researcher who discovered that IQs had been rising about three points per decade for most of the 20th century. The evidence for this has been replicated numerous times and is now accepted as pretty rock solid. I've always had ...continue reading "Are we getting dumber?"

Aldermen in north St. Louis County voted to impeach their mayor on Wednesday.

After years of investigation into a 2019 jail death, a Clayton attorney says he’s found evidence of negligence and an attempted cover-up.

A police chase with a stolen car on Wednesday ended in a crash and the arrest of three people.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is working to improve communications with the juvenile court system to prevent the release of suspects deemed dangerous. 

One of the more annoying aspects of how the video game industry conducts its relationships with gaming journalists is the concept of embargos. The idea goes something like this: publishers will furnish journalists and/or game streamers with advanced copies of games, but include an embargo on any reporting, reviews, or streaming those games prior to […]

In Calverton Park, a system of cameras is designed to capture the plates of stolen vehicles. On an average day, the cameras get three to seven "hits."