ST. LOUIS-Police are investigating a triple shooting in North St. Louis which has injured three people, including a 15-year-old Saturday afternoon. Authorities were called to the 1900 block of Union around 1:45 Saturday and found the teenage boy shot in the face and a 35-year old man shot in the shoulder, and his back. They [...]
ST. LOUIS--Happy Saturday! A cold and breezy day, but at least a sunny one. Winds are already starting to swing to the west and will swing to the southwest by this evening. This is key to our weather flip this weekend. Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s Saturday evening but then begin to climb overnight [...]
ST. LOUIS--Homicide investigators are trying to find out why a 16-year-old was shot and killed Friday night in downtown St. Louis. Police say they were called to the Ely Walker Lofts at 1520 Washington Avenue just after 11:15 pm Friday where they found a victim with gunshot wounds in the lobby. Terrion Smith, 16, of [...]
I know that measuring COVID cases is no longer considered especially useful, but case rates are still the best early warning metric we have. Here are the case rates for the US and a bunch of European countries: The US has the lowest case rate among all these countries and it has the lowest test ...continue reading "Raw data: Omicron is making a small comeback in Europe"
This week, we announced the winners in all six categories of the fourth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1926. For the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at each of the winning games (in no particular order). Today, the spotlight is on the winner of the Best Adaptation category: […]
A few days ago I noted that Sen. Rick Scott¹ had released an "11 Point Plan to Rescue America" which included a proposal to ensure that everyone pays at least some federal income tax. He wants no more of those free riders who pay zero in taxes. As I mentioned, the problem with this is ...continue reading "Rick Scott wants to raise federal taxes by $1 trillion"
When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant to an indoor range called the SharpShooter on the city’s …
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Cornelius M. Green and Phillip J. Cutler on March 9, 2022, for conspiracy to commit murder for hire and murder for hire that resulted in the death of Jocelyn Peters and her unborn child in 2016. The indictment alleges that Green and Cutler had a longstanding and close friendship and Green, already legally married to another was involved in an ongoing romantic relationship with Jocelyn Peters. In 2015, Ms. Peters became pregnant, with Green being the father of the unborn child. Cornelius Green was the principal at Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts School just outside downtown St. Louis at the time of the alleged crime. Beginning at an exact time unknown but including February 29, 2016, through October 11, 2016, within the Eastern District of Missouri and elsewhere, Green devised a plan to murder Peters and her unborn child. Part of that plan was that Green offered cash to Cutler for the murder of Peters and her unborn child. It
EDWARDSVILLE - Marathon Pipe Line (MPL) released more late Saturday morning about the crude oil spill near Edwardsville. MPL Communications Director Jamil T. Kheiry released these comments: Upon detecting the release Friday morning, March 11, MPL shut down the pipeline and deployed response resources. Crude oil reached the Cahokia diversion channel, and MPL has deployed boom at several locations along the channel to contain it. No injuries have been reported. MPL has deployed air monitoring in the area as a precaution and has detected no hazardous level of emissions. There are no water intakes or private wells in the immediate vicinity of the release. MPL resources deployed to the area for cleanup activities include boom, vacuum trucks, skimmers, and excavating equipment. Additional personnel and equipment are en route to the location to assist in cleanup activities. We are working with local, state, and federal agencies as we respond. MPL’s top priorities are to ensure
Eatin’ of the Green In addition to the Dogtown and Downtown parades, pub crawlin’ is a big part of any St. Patrick’s Day celebration in St. Louis. There are many authentic watering holes to choose from. I’ve been to a half dozen, or so, of the local pubs–naturally, none during the pandemic years. (Though I’m...
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