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Firefighters fight car fire in south St. Louis

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Firefighters were busy with a car fire in south St. Louis Thursday morning. This was at Meramec and Hydraulic in Dutchtown around 3 a.m. Police said no one was in the car at the time and no injuries were reported. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene. [...]
Monica Ryan

Windows smashed again at south St. Louis Boost Mobile

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - For a second consecutive night, a south St. Louis business had its front windows smashed, but it appeared the suspect left empty-handed. A Boost Mobile store on South Jefferson Avenue near Lafayette Park had its windows smashed at about 3 a.m. Thursday. Police said they have surveillance video that shows the would-be burglar [...]
Nic Lopez

Telecom Experts Tell EU Leaders Their Plan To Tax ‘Big Tech’ On Behalf of ‘Big Telecom’ Is A Dumb Idea

3 years 1 month ago
Last year we noted how FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr had launched a bad faith effort suggesting that “big tech” gets a “free ride” on the internet, and should be forced to fund broadband expansion. This argument, that tech giants like Google and Netflix somehow get a free ride (they don’t) and should “pay their fair share” to […]
Karl Bode

See the beginning of the beer making process at Foederfest

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Guests will enjoy beer and bites Thursday night at Foederfest. They'll also learn how beer gets its start as they tour the nation's only foeder manufacturer. Foeders are giant wood barrels used to ferment beer. It's all taking place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Foeder Crafters of America on Indian Head Industrial Boulevard. [...]
Monica Ryan

Capitol Perspectives: Legislative food fights

3 years 1 month ago

Missouri’s legislative special session dealing with tax cuts is a reminder of how often in past decades tax-cut bills have become food fights for getting tax burdens reduced for a variety of special interests. The governor’s original proposal was to cut state income tax rates and extend the expiration of existing tax breaks for various […]

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Phill Brooks

11-year-old boy missing from Spanish Lake foster home

3 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An endangered person advisory has been issued for a missing 11-year-old boy. Police said Keyon Carless went missing Wednesday at about 6:50 p.m. when he ran away from his foster home in the 11000 block of Larimore Road. He is described as 4'6" and 90 pounds, with black hair and [...]
Monica Ryan