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Oh, how I love to read the News 4 Investigates Daily Briefing. That Steve Chamraz is such a young punk.When the dot-com boom was at its peak, start-up companies were launching websites dedicated to just about every section of society imaginable.

I remember a dinner party in the fall of 2000 at some posh San Fra...




It's been a big week here at KMOV.com and the Daily Briefing.

Our analysis of the power outage data debunked Rev. Al Sharpton's claim that "white" neighborhoods were getting their power back faster than "black" neighborhoods.

What started as a curious little experiment designed for the h...




noaamap.gifOur friends at NOAA have put together a very detailed recap of the 7/19 and 7/21 storms.

It tracks the severe weather blow by blow... from the searing heatwave through both rounds of high winds and heavy rain.

Especially interesting is the map ...




You've asked.

And honestly, I didn't know the answer... but I looked for one!

From the American Transmission Company:

Engineering complexities, cost differentials, and environmental costs are generally significant. For this reason, placing transmission line underground is an option only when a suitable corridor cannot be identified such as in city/urban areas or ...




reval.gifThe Rev. Al Sharpton rolled into St. Louis today, driven in a shiny, black BMW sedan to a protest/news conference/rally in front of AmerenUE headquarters.

Sharpton is calling for the utility to roll back rate increases because customers have been so inconv...




glowstix.gifWhen I arrived home from work last Wednesday night (actually, it was very early Thursday morning), the house was eerily quiet. No hum from the air conditioner, no purr from the fridge. Just pitch blackness from the front door to the back porch. The thermometer in my dining room read 78 degrees... and rising.

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cardstarp.jpgThe baseball record books credit David Eckstein with the first Cardinal hit in new Busch Stadium (a bunt), Albert Pujols has the first Cards home run, and Jason Isringhausen chalked up the first save.

Historic moments, unquestionably. But as memories, they may not endure like the indelible souvenir 43...




nyt.jpgFirst, it was color on the front page.

Now, The New York Times is shrinking.

Like The St. Louis Post Dispatch and Kansas City Star, the Times will soon be printed on paper narrower by about an inch and a half. It's described as a new >> Continue reading: Shrinking newspapers




Tell me what you think about what we're doing.

Just play within these lines...

- Criticism is encouraged, personal attacks (on anyone) are not.
- Story ideas are welcome, writing 2,000 words on why I should look into your neighbor are not. (Just send that to me in an e-mail.)
- Profanity, vulgarity, obscenity and things that cater to the perverted? Keep it to yourself.

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kruppmug.bmpIn April, we told you the story of three women who say they were victimized by Jay Krupp, a man posing as a glamour photographer.

The women all told a similar story:

They said Krupp ap...




katierocks.bmpSince it's Friday here in the N4I treehouse (and everywhere this side of the International Date Line), I'll try to keep things light.

First up... why do I call our office a "treehouse?"

Let me explain some...




kriegermoonier.bmpThe city of Ferguson had no answers for News 4's John Mills when he started asking how and why police burst into a home early Sunday morning.



Remember the chat we had about e-mail scams the other day?

Looks like I've been selected to help the widow of a "great white farmer" in Zimbabwe. My reward? A share of more than $20 million.

Read on...

My Dear Friend in the Lord,

In a brief, I am Mrs Teressa Stevens, Wife of late Mr ...




Who ever thought all those hours spent watching "Star Wars" would pay off?

Students and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used a droid from "Star Wars" as the inspiration for a new satellite design.

United Press Internation reports...

NASA scientists say they are ready to test "smart" satellites that can fly in precision formation and are relatively inexpensive to make and oper...




I promised to post from the road and I did... once.

Sorry, but the concept of "vacation" got the best of me and I tried not to think about work for as much of my time off as possible.

Today it's back to business here in the N4I treehouse. We're working on a couple stories that should air in the next few weeks... details forthcoming as we get closer to air.

In the meantime, tell me what you think about what we've been up...




Who could have predicted the newest front in the fight against terrorism would be... the blogosphere.

That's right.

The military wants to read your blog.

Specifically, your US Air Force is spending $450,000 on a 3-year project entitled "Automated Ontologically-Based Link Analysis of International Web Logs for the Timely Discovery of Rele...


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