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Larry Conners Out At KMOV-TV, President Cites Importance of "Journalistic Standards"

2013-05-22 15:49:04

Update below: Larry Conners is out at KMOV-TV (Channel 4). So says Mark Pimentel, KMOV's president and general manager, in an announcement on the station's website published this afternoon. Th...

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Anthony Douglas, 21, Shot, Killed While Riding Motorcycle In College Hill (Homicide No. 35)

2013-05-22 13:22:04

It's been a violent few days in St. Louis. Yesterday, we told you about Jermaine Johnson, a twenty-year-old who was shot in the face in north St. Louis and died on the scene. A few hours earli...

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Did Clyde C. Miller Academy Security Officer Pepper Spray Students Over Food Fight?

2013-05-22 11:55:02

Did a security officer at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, a St. Louis high school, pepper spray students in an effort to break up some sort of a food fight? That's the allegation of a KSDK-TV ...

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Stan Musial's Ladue Home Now On Sale For $1.8 Million (PHOTOS)

2013-05-22 10:54:11

What's it like to be one of the most beloved baseball players of all time? If you have $1.8 million, you can sort of find out! That's right, folks. You can sleep where the late, great Stan Mus...

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Patricia Singleton, 22, Killed In North County; Shots Allegedly Fired From Driveway Into Home

2013-05-22 09:27:04

A young woman was killed inside a north-county home yesterday when someone fired bullets into a house from the driveway. Patricia Singleton, who would have turned 22 years old today, was found...

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Brad Pitt Regrets Dropping Out of Mizzou

2013-05-22 08:45:00

Brad Pitt wishes he did not drop out of the University of Missouri. Why? Because who would do such a foolish thing? What kind of guy would just give up on academics? Pitt, who grew up in Spri...

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"Blasphemous!" Cardinals Fans Outraged By "Horrible Idea" of Soccer at Busch Stadium

2013-05-22 08:00:00

Think soccer at Busch Stadium will be a hit? Not so fast, sissy boys! This is the message of a handful of vocal, outraged haters, a.k.a., the Best Fans In Baseball, who are making their disdain...

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Schnucks' Biggest Fans: St. Louis Couple Gets Married At Des Peres Supermarket (PHOTOS)

2013-05-22 07:00:00

Angela and Gerald Taylor might just be the most devoted Schnucks customers in the company's more than seven decades in business. Early in their relationship, Gerald took Angela on a date to a ...

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Heroin: O'Fallon Mom Speaks of Daughter's Overdose, Rallies Against "The Silent Killer"

2013-05-22 06:00:00

On February 4, 2010, Gee Vigna and her husband discovered a horrible sight in the room of their seventeen-year-old daughter, Nicky. "We had no idea she was using any drugs," Gee tells Daily RF...

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Three Young Teenage Boys Shot In Carr Square, In Serious Condition, St. Louis Police Say

2013-05-21 13:25:23

Last night, three young teenage boys were shot in the Carr Square neighborhood and taken to a local hospital where they are all in serious condition. Two of the shooting victims are fourteen ye...

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Shearwater High School Geared Toward Dropouts Is Closing After Three Years

2013-05-21 12:00:24

Shearwater High School, a public charter school geared toward dropouts and at-risk youth in St. Louis, is closing its doors after three years in operation, shedding light on the obstacles facing...

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Homicide No. 34: Jermaine Johnson, 20, Found Unconscious in North St. Louis, Shot in Face

2013-05-21 10:40:13

When police responded to calls for a shooting early this morning, they were already too late. Jermaine Johnson, twenty, was lying unconscious at the corner of Darby Street and Natural Bridge Ave...

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St. Charles Smoking Ban: Officials Consider New Policy As Critics Argue For Property Rights

2013-05-21 09:36:11

Is a government ban on smoking an infringement on property rights? That's a central question that has emerged in the city of St. Charles, which had its final of three public hearings on the so-...

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Police: Fake UPS Driver Who Robbed Woman, Taped Her to Stove Is ID'd But On The Loose

2013-05-21 08:46:08

Police say that on April 27, a man posing as a UPS delivery driver forced his way into an Ellisville home, stole a woman's jewelry, taped her to her stove and then left. And now, officials say,...

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Busch Stadium Is Becoming a Soccer Field for Man City vs. Chelsea F.C. Match (PHOTOS)

2013-05-21 08:00:00

It may have been totally friggin' impossible to get tickets to the Premier League's much-discussed exhibition soccer game at Busch Stadium this week, but that doesn't mean you can't get excited ...

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Robert Boettcher, Homeless Man Once Accused of Murder, Wins University City Photo Award

2013-05-21 07:00:00

Robert Boettcher, a 53-year-old homeless man in St. Louis, was recently released from prison after spending nearly two years behind bars on murder charges. He was arrested on May 3, 2011, and af...

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Schnucks Credit Card Lawsuit: Could Company Owe Millions of Dollars To Affected Customers?

2013-05-21 06:00:00

In the wake of a massive security breach that left millions of credit cards vulnerable, Schnucks is now facing multiple lawsuits in Missouri and Illinois from customers and lawyers who say the c...

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Man Shot in the Face Leaving Midtown Nightclub, St. Louis Police Say

2013-05-20 13:19:06

A 34-year-old man leaving a St. Louis nightclub in midtown early this morning was walking to his friend's car when he heard gunshots. He bent down to the ground to shield himself, police say, bu...

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Macy's Is Closing Its Downtown St. Louis Store in the Railway Exchange Building

2013-05-20 12:26:15

The Macy's in downtown St. Louis is shutting its doors. The company announced this morning that the outlet, which opened in 1924 in the Railway Exchange building, will be closing with a final ...

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Planned Parenthood To Missouri Lawmakers: End The "Campaign Against Women's Health"

2013-05-20 11:40:02

The Missouri legislative session ended last week and one of the many successes the state GOP is celebrating is the passage of a bill to add restrictions to the "abortion pill." It's one of sever...

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