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August 2006 ArchivesMaryland Heights police have apparently gotten to the bottom of the urban legend e-mail that started on myspace.com and got passed around by people who obviously have way too much time on their hands. The departments conclusion? The e-mail is a work of pure fiction. From the Maryland Heights PD's press release: We have to conclude, based on everything we have learned, that this story was eit...
Maybe it's a cruel joke by a lonely office worker with way too much time on her hands. Whatever it is... an e-mail making the rounds of St. Louis office busybodies is upsetting a lot of p... When you take up journalism as a career, you sign up to be criticized. It's the tax we pay on the privilege granted to us by the First Amendment. Our jobs may be the only ones expressly protected by the Bill of Rights, but that document does nothing to insulate us from an audience scorned. Those who care about the job and the great responsibility that comes with it still show up for work despite knowing the consequences of having an of... I've only had my Blackberry for a couple months, so I'm not ready to proclaim myself an addict yet. But a newspaper in the UK says I should watch out: Blackberry email devices can be so addictive that owners may need to be weaned off them with treatment similar to that given to drug users, experts warned today. ... Not a day goes by that we don't get a phone call or e-mail about a mechanic, contractor, car dealer or other consumer-related complaint. News 4 Investigates will always be interested in listening to your problems involving consumer complaints. Send us details at investigate@kmov.com or call the N4I Tipline at (314) 444-3344. But you may also want to try dealing with consumer advocates w...
But we discovered Missouri doing something that could start driving foster families apart. It centers on a piece of paper. The >> Continue reading: News 4 Investigates: Foster family feud
Put this in writing somewhere so we all know what we're getting into. Let's engrave it over the doors of the nations' courthouses. Forget blind justice. We're gover...
That's when News 4 reporter Matt Sczesny reported the city of Black Jack >> Continue reading: The Black Jack backstory.
Hope my frustration doesn't come through the screen. But it speaks to the point I was trying to make in my first attempt... It's always ... 5:36 p.m. PDT, OVER LAKE TAHOE -- If you can't carry-on a bottle of water purchased inside the secure area of the airport, does that mean the terrorists have won? The signs were plastered about every three feet inside STL-Lambert and Dallas-Ft. Worth: "NO LIQUIDS OR GELS IN CARRY-ON BAGGAGE." From my vantage point, the security screeners didn't let a drop of liquid or gel through the checkpoint in Lambert's main terminal this afterno...
Because those containers could be emptied out and re-filled with the ingredients for a liquid explosive. Liquid explosive? What the heck is that? Terrorism expe... Do you have a hard time reading highway signs? Are the giant green billboards that point you toward the next exit not doing their job like they used to? The federal government answered "yes" to both those questions and cooked up a new look for all highway signage. The centerpiece of signs 2.0 is a typeface -- or font -- called Clearview.
I've been on the road since Thursday working on some stories you'll see in the next couple months. I can't tell you where I've been or what I'm working on, but let me say it will be well worth your time when these pieces are ready to go on television. In the meantime,... Today's Daily Briefing comes from the desk of Steve Perron, News 4 Investigates producer.
Tonight on News 4 at 10, we'll introduce you to a woman who says the creep on her block did major damage to her home sticking her with a bill for thousands of dollars. What kind of creep are we talking about? How can you protect yourself? We'll ... In honor of MTV's 25th birthday, here's something you'll have a hard time finding on the so-called "Music TeleVision" network. AN ACTUAL MUSIC VIDEO! |
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Maybe it's an attempt to get St. Louis off Forbes magazine's list of America's drunkest cities.
Foster parents are hard to come by. So you'd think the state would do everything it could to keep them around.
I'd like to propose a change to the U.S. legal system. Well, not so much a change, but a formal acknowledgement of what the system has devolved to. 
I was half-way through writing today's DB when Internet Explorer crashed for the umpteenth time today, so I'm punching the keys a little more forcefully than usual.
Why are airport security screeners forcing travellers to throw out mouthwash, contact lens solution and bottled water?
Sorry, folks (all six of you).
Google "street creep" and you'll find several hits for an 
Is there a creep lurking in your neighborhood?