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St. Louis man pleads guilty to receiving drugs in mail, shipping drug cash
A St. Louis, Missouri man on Monday admitted receiving drugs shipped to St. Louis and mailing out the resulting drug proceeds. Timothy Carter, 35, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. His co-defendant, A.D. Harris, 31, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty to the same charge in December.
Pirates open 3-game series against the Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals (43-40, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (40-43, third in the NL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Gibson (5-3, 3.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Pirates: Mitch Keller (9-4, 3.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 91 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Pirates -128, Cardinals +107; over/under is 8...
The Cardinals' trash isn't another team's treasure
I've seen some discourse recently on the Cardinals' Twitter-sphere about trading veteran players like Giovanny Gallegos, Miles Mikolas, and Matt Carpenter, among others. In a vacuum, this would make sense; these three are not performing well, and there are better options on the trade market. Why not trade these guys for all they're worth?
Charter Commission’s plan to remake St. Louis government draws mixed reaction
The proposals that emerged last month from the city’s beleaguered Charter Commission get their first public hearing tonight—and have drawn much different reactions from the three most powerful people in St. Louis city government. That commission, tasked with updating the city’s century-old charter, released seven proposals on June...
SLU Hospital Nurses say SSM Health leader violated federal law by attempting to decertify union
St. Louis – After a full year of negotiations with no progress, registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (SLUH) rallied outside the hospital June 18 to demand a fair contract and call attention to management’s efforts to bust their union. The SLUH nurses, represented by...
Blues re-sign former first-round pick
TSN’s Chris Johnston reports the St. Louis Blues are re-signing forward Kasperi Kapanen. The new contract will be for one year and it will pay the Finnish a total of $1MM, according to PuckPedia. After the Blues claimed Kapanen on waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2022-23 NHL...
Decision approaching on Missouri law to make celebratory gunfire illegal
PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV) - With the Fourth of July approaching, some are getting excited to celebrate. Others are also dreading the bullets that come toward them or their homes. Last year, the Kansas City Police Department’s Shotspotter recorded 193 rounds of gunfire between 6 p.m. on July 3 and 6 a.m. on July 5. That only includes areas where Shotspotter technology is placed, so the number citywide is bound to be higher.
Missouri’s online court system down for days
MISSOURI – Missouri’s electronic filing system for the courts has been down since Saturday, June 29. This is the longest stretch Casenet has gone without anyone being able to access records. Not only does this affect the public, but lawyers are also unable to access the system and do something as simple as filing charges. […]
Missouri Secretary of State visits Grundy County Courthouse
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft visited the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton on Tuesday afternoon, July 2. During his visit, he engaged with the Grundy County Commission and Grundy County Clerk to discuss potential support from his office for the county. The conversation included some residents’ interest in switching...
Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip
102 high school students participated in Missouri's 61st annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour June 14-20 in Washington, D.C., including Kristen Ely of Houston. The post Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip appeared first on Houston Herald.
Free Speech Unmuted: Moody v. NetchoiceMurthy v. Missouri
Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution.
News Chopper 9 video: Flooding along the Missouri River near the Missouri, Nebraska border
RULO, Neb. — News Chopper 9 got a new look at the flooding along the Missouri River. News Chopper 9 flew over Rulo, Nebraska in the southeast corner of the state, near the Missouri border. You can see the river is spilling over into nearby trees after flooding further...
Republican National Convention committee rejects Missouri presidential delegates
The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternates selected at its chaotic state convention because of “alarming irregularities” in the process, the Republican National Convention Committee on Contests ruled Friday. The list of rejected delegates includes two of the major GOP candidates for governor,...
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