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KMOV's Larry Conners Off Air After IRS Comments, Lawyer Says Not Allowed To Talk
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaLarry Conners. On Tuesday we reported on KMOV-TV (Channel 4) anchor Larry Conners' controversial comments on his Facebook page pondering whether the IRS was targeting him in response to a...
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St. Peters Police: Nude Man Fondles Himself in Front of Library, Asks Girl If She Wants a Ride
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
St. Peters PoliceKevin Flatley. A naked man sitting in his car outside a library in St. Peters this week asked a teenage girl if she wanted a ride while he...
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Blues Captain David Backes Fights to Save Phineas the Dog, Salem Pet on Death Row
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
via blues.nhl.comDavid Backes to the rescue. As we reported yesterday, Phineas the Dog, who lives in Salem, could be put to sleep -- after a long, bizarre battle in the...
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Stacy Davis Charged with Murder; Woman Overdosed, Found in Alley, Buried Under TV
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
SLMPDStacy Davis, 29. Police say that Stacy Davis, a 29-year-old St. Louis man, provided Carmen Cross, 30, with heroin and cocaine, which she combined into a cocktail and injected. After...
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Kansas City Police Dept. Loves Footage of Officer Falling, Airs on Tonight Show (VIDEO)
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
via YouTubeKCPD's finest takes a tumble. Earlier this month, a Kansas City police officer trying to pull a fallen tree from the road fell to the ground in the process...
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St. Louis Protesters Rally Against Allowing Gay Boy Scouts: "We Are Not Out To Discriminate"
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaProtesters are staging a rally in St. Louis today urging the Boy Scouts of America to reject a policy change that would allow openly gay members. Linda Briggs-Harty, a Brentwood...
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Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Finally Gets Hearing on Last Day of Missouri Session
May 17, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaOne step closer to decriminalization. A proposal to decriminalize marijuana across the state will have a hearing this morning at the Missouri House of Representatives -- which appears to be...
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LGBT Bullying: Why Does Rep. Sue Allen Oppose Specific Protections for Gay Students?
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaRep. Sue Allen. An anti-bullying bill at the Missouri legislature has died -- and Representative Sue Allen, the sponsor of the proposal, is now casting blame on openly gay lawmakers....
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There's A (Fake?) Body On The Glass Ceiling Of the Missouri House of Representatives
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
via @DavidALieb(Fake?) body on house ceiling. It's the second to last day of the Missouri legislative session, and things are getting pretty weird. And, no, we're not talking about seersucker...
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St. Louis Parks Officials Indicted on Fraud Charges, Allegedly Embezzled Funds For Years
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaUpdate below: Two St. Louis parks officials allegedly stole around half a million dollars from the city by submitting false invoices since 2005, according to a federal indictment announced this...
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Military Sexual Assault: Claire McCaskill Calls For Justice System Reforms, Better Prevention
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaClaire McCaskill.This week, the United States Army announced that one of its sergeants in Fort Hood, Texas, is facing allegations of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates....
Family Says St. Louis, Missouri Priest Molested Son, Responsible For His Suicide
May 16, 2013 in True Crime Report
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Phineas the Dog: Family, Supporters Fight to Stop Salem Officials From Putting Pet to Sleep
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaLexi, age seven, saying goodbye to Phineas.Phineas, a three-and-a-half-year-old labrador retriever in Salem, may not have much longer to live. That's because officials in the south-central Missouri city deemed him...
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100 Pounds of Explosives Stolen From Troy Business Prompting Federal Investigation
May 16, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaSooo...this is comforting. Thieves stole approximately 100 pounds of explosives from a business in Troy this week, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the matter alongside...
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Suburban Journals: Two Print Editions Fold, 20 Layoffs, "Just Really Sad," Says Former Writer
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaThe Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, the local newspapers owned by the same company as the Post-Dispatch and published online at stltoday.com are undergoing a major transition that involves...
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Ryan Fogle: Diplomat Accused of Being CIA Spy in Russia From St. Louis, Went to Ladue School
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
via rt.com video.Ryan Fogle, CIA spy? Ryan Fogle, 29, graduated from Mary Institute and Country Day School in Ladue in 2002. His family reportedly has roots in Clayton and Richmond Heights....
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Suspect Steals Car With Sleeping Baby in Backseat As Dad Uses ATM, St. Louis Police Say
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaYesterday night, a 44-year-old father stopped at the St. Louis Community Credit Union on Forest Park Avenue to use the ATM, police say. He left his car running -- with...
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Puppy Mills: Missouri, Worst State In U.S., Passes Bill To Block Anti-Cruelty Efforts?
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
Mike Bizelli viaMissouri puppy mill. Missouri has the worst puppy mills in the nation -- and lawmakers in the state are working hard to make sure it stays that way!...
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Google Street View Car Drives By As Cops Handcuff Man On The Ground in Belleville
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
Courtesy Robin WheelerPolice on her yard.Soon, it may be really easy to locate Belleville, Illinois, resident Robin Wheeler's house on Google Maps' "Street View." Just look for a handcuffed dude...
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KMOV-TV's Larry Conners Says IRS May Have Been Targeting Him For Years (UPDATE)
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
via TwitterLarry Conners. Yesterday, KMOV-TV (Channel 4)'s Larry Conners made quite a splash when he speculated on his Facebook page whether the Internal Revenue Service may have targeted him in...
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Will Missouri GOP's Gun Owner Privacy Efforts Make State Vulnerable to Terrorism, Fraud?
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaGovernor Jay Nixon. The debate around the privacy of gun owners has dominated the legislature this session, with Republican lawmakers' persistent outcry regarding record-keeping in the state. The worry...
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Bridgeton Landfill Agreement: Will Officials Eliminate Horrible Odor, Protect Residents?
May 15, 2013 in Daily RFT
viaAfter months of controversy regarding the smelly Bridgeton landfill -- with heated debates about the cause of the awful stench and the potential health hazards -- the Missouri attorney general's...
Missouri music festival afraid of marijuana reform? Cannabis group says theater blocked access
May 14, 2013 in Toke of the Town
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Video: Woman Won't Stop Singing Whitney Houston, Prompts Emergency Stop in Missouri
May 14, 2013 in Daily RFT
via YouTubeMissouri airplane arrest. A flight from Los Angeles to New York City made an emergency stop in Missouri last week due to an unruly passenger -- who apparently would...
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St. Louis County Police Fire Lt. Patrick Hayes, Accused of Targeting Blacks For Arrests
May 14, 2013 in Daily RFT
Lt. Patrick Hayes. "Let's have a black day." "Let's make the jail cells more colorful." These are statements that St. Louis County Police Lieutenant Patrick Hayes allegedly made while encouraging...
