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Fans demand refunds following Missouri Garth Brooks concert

3 years 1 month ago
RIDGEDALE, Mo. - After many fans waited in bumper-to-bumper traffic before the Garth Brooks concert at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, they decided to turn around and go home. "We left Kansas City around noon. We got into the Branson area about 4:00 p.m.," Michelle Boucher said. She bought tickets for the concert Friday night. "It [...]
Sydney Moran

Wood River Police Chief Announces Man Is Charged With Two Counts Of Aggravated Arson

3 years 1 month ago
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police announced on Thursday afternoon that Dakota R. Davidson, 20, of the 1200 block of East Madison Avenue in Wood River has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Arson. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said that at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2022, the Wood River Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at an apartment complex located at 133 Thompson Street. Several calls came to the 911 Center reporting the fire. "One caller reported seeing a male subject run from the scene carrying a gas can," Chief Wells said. "The Wood River Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire quickly and determined the fire was intentionally set in a hallway of the multi-unit complex. "While the Fire Department was battling the fire it was learned that a female resident of the complex was escaping the fire from her apartment and fell from a balcony. The female was severely injured from the fall. She was transported by ambulance

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Union Settles Dispute With Developer Over Loans for Rehab of Jefferson Arms Building

3 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A union and developer trying for a rehab of downtown St. Louis’ Jefferson Arms building have agreed to settle their dispute, according to court documents. The local branch of a carpenters union last month sued the developer, Dallas-based Alterra Worldwide, alleging it’s owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for loans tied […]
Shruthi Beedu

5 St. Louis County Projects Get Early OK for Remaining Pandemic Relief Money

3 years 1 month ago
From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  St. Louis County council members are one step closer to deciding how they’ll use $68.4 million in remaining federal pandemic relief money, advancing proposals on Tuesday for a new central county police station, derelict property demolition and an arts nonprofit, among others. But the County Council still has to decide which […]
Shruthi Beedu

California Governor Signs Bill Forbidding The Use Of Rap Lyrics As Criminal Evidence

3 years 1 month ago
Rap music has long conveyed the narrative of the streets. As such, its subject matter often details violence, police oppression, and criminal activities. And the expression itself often provides the only legitimate potential source of income for people living in impoverished, high-crime areas. But it’s only in recent years that cops and prosecutors have decided […]
Tim Cushing

What Washington University students say you should do this fall

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Washington University's student newspaper has some suggestions for those who are staying in St. Louis for fall break. Even those who aren't students anymore can enjoy some of their proposals. Find a good place to hammock. Visit the Great Godfrey Maze. Attend a Cardinals or Blues game. Visit the Historic Shaw Art [...]
Monica Ryan