On Wednesday, Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals — and five world records in five events at the Beijing Games. A day after etching his name alongside Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis with gold No. 9, Phelps set a standard all his own […]
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Police department announces candidates for Chief of Police position
The St. Louis police department has completed a short list of candidates for the position of Chief of Police to replace Joe Mokwa. Joe Mokwa retired amid concerns that he wasn’t completely forthcoming about a seized car scandal involving his daughter and members of his department. The list includes 13 individuals (3 Lt. Colonels, 5 […]
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Master P. changes his name, cuts ties to gansta rap past
(allhiphop.com) – After close to fifteen years in the game, rapper Master P has decided to officially abandon the name under which he attained success. With over 75 million records sold worldwide, the five-time Grammy Award winner will now go by P. Miller in an effort to expand on his equally impressive achievements as a […]
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More than 100,000 Missourians yet to claim tax stimulus
113,147 low-income seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities in Missouri have yet to claim their economic stimulus payments from the federal government, the Missouri Budget Project announced today. Missourians have until October 15 to file a tax return in order to receive a stimulus payment. These unclaimed payments in Missouri alone add up to $33,944,100, […]
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Knockouts Bar and Grill crowns Ring Girl ’08 tonight
The final Knockout Ring Girl Contest competitors will square off tonight to see who — pound for pound — is sexiest and most beautiful in the city. Kevin Cunningham and Knockouts Bar and Grill promises it to be standing room only tonight as the popular contest crowns a champ. The finalists are: Leah, Jasmine K, […]
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FBI and IRS raid towing companies connected to scandal
FBI and IRS agents are on the scene of three lots connected to the towing company at the center of a scandal involving former St. Louis Police chief Joe Mokwa’s daughter. Two of the lots belong to St. Louis Metropolitan Towing lots, one at 10 th Street the other on Cass. The other lot is […]
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Taxi driver robbed, forced to strip in CWE
According to police a taxi driver was not only robbed of his cab, but he was forced to disrobe and left in his underwear. The crime took place in the 4400 block of Washington early this morning. The cab driver said that at 1:29 a.m. a man pointed a gun at him, took some money, […]
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Towing/Police contract in black and white
Under the Section 610.011 of the Sunshine Law (which states: “It is the public policy of this state that meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations of public governmental bodies be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law. Sections 610.010 to 610.200 shall be liberally construed and their exceptions strictly construed to promote this […]
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Williams sisters one step closer to Olympic victory
Serena Williams defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-0 in 44 minutes. Sister Venus soon joined Serena in the third round, beating Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4. The Williamses are trying to add to the family medal collection. They won the gold in doubles at Sydney in 2000, and Venus won the […]
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Kwame Kilpatrick accused of violating bail terms
Less than one week after being jailed for not honoring his bond conditions, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may be headed back to a cell. A prosecutor has accused him of violating the bail terms of his assault case by spending time with his sister, one of 11 witnesses listed by authorities. According to the Associated […]