VALLEY PARK, Mo. (AP) — A bald eagle is slowly recovering after surgeries in Missouri, the victim of a shooting that experts say is far too common for America’s national bird and other raptors. The male eagle was found injured in central Missouri on July 11. A volunteer with the World Bird Sanctuary picked it … Read more
Grammy-winning rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday morning in his hometown of St. Louis on one count of possession of a controlled substance, per online records from the Missouri Highway Patrol. Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes II, was reportedly gambling at Hollywood Casino and won a jackpot when an officer conducted a criminal … Read more
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost her Democratic primary on Tuesday, shrinking the ranks of the House’s left-wing “Squad” and delivering another major victory to the pro-Israel and business-friendly groups that backed her challenger. Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor, defeated Bush. Since Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which includes all of St. Louis and many … Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver. Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural southeastern Missouri, is the oldest American to ever donate an … Read more
St. Louis Fed names Alberto G. Musalem as new president. Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve Economist Alberto Musalem was named the next president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on Thursday. Musalem, 55, will start on April 2. He succeeds James Bullard, who joined Purdue University last August. The St. Louis … Read more
