November 2006 Archives
N4I Daily Briefing | 12:30 PM Thu, Nov 30, 2006
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Before I head out for a little vacation, I just wanted to say a sincere thank you to everyone who tuned in to watch News 4 in the last month.
So many of you tuned in, that News 4 is now the #1 rated newscast in St. Louis.
If that's not enough, read this e-mail sent out by KMOV-TV general manager Allan Cohen...
Not only were we number one at 10 p.m. in St. Louis, but we were THE NUMBER ONE highest rated late ne...
N4I Daily Briefing | 4:31 PM Wed, Nov 29, 2006
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N4I Daily Briefing | 4:19 PM Mon, Nov 27, 2006
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A dorm room is a college student's home away from home.
But some students learn their new homes aren't as safe as the ones they left behind.
Washington University freshman Ben Rodriguez learned his lesson earlier this year. He was just one victim in a rash of burglaries in WashU campus housing.
In Oct...
N4I Daily Briefing | 8:43 AM Thu, Nov 23, 2006
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I'm not always deadly serious, really!
Happy Thanksgiving, one and all. I hope everyone has the chance to enjoy the holiday with family, friends, or someone special.
But let's get real, folks. The real reason we love this day is the FOOD! I'm especially looking forward to Mom's stuffing. Mmm. Good stuff... ing.
On to some actual content, now...
From the DB's friend and mentor Al Tompkins, we bring you the perfec...
N4I Daily Briefing | 5:08 PM Tue, Nov 21, 2006
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We may be television professionals, but Matt Chambers and I still managed to screw up the video blog.
Here's our first attempt from this morning... complete with audio problems, lousy camera-work and Matt failing to hit his mark with the scarf.
N4I Daily Briefing | 12:08 PM Tue, Nov 21, 2006
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Hey, everyone.
Matt Chambers stopped the News 4 Investigates treehouse today to show off his holiday spirit.
Matt will join Virgina Kerr, Mark Cox and Paul Cook in KMOV's live broadcast of the Mid-America Holiday Parade, Thanksgiving morning at 8 a....
N4I Daily Briefing | 3:40 PM Mon, Nov 20, 2006
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Ratings months, or "sweeps" as some people call them, are a fact of life in the television business.
For a couple months a year, an outside company totals up the number of people who watch each show. They do that so stations and networks know how much money they can charge for advertising in those shows.
I know plenty a television executive who will spare no sleazy, tabloid story to spike the numbers -- increasing station reven...
N4I Daily Briefing | 4:06 PM Fri, Nov 17, 2006
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If you go by what the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) says, inmates are never sexually abused by prison staff.
But IDOC's story doesn't match up with reality.
News 4 Investigates uncovered at least 18 cases where Illinois prison staff have been convicted of, or are currently being prosecuted fo...
N4I Daily Briefing | 10:00 PM Thu, Nov 16, 2006
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Prison rape is the stuff of jokes in American culture, but it is no joking matter.
That's especially the case when prison guards or other staff members -- the people who are supposed to help rehabilitate convicts before sending them back into society -- sexually assault inmates.
Over the ...
N4I Daily Briefing | 10:38 PM Wed, Nov 15, 2006
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Hey, everybody.
It's been a crazy week for me, so the DB has been quite neglected. I apologize.
Most of our time has been spent working on a couple of big stories that will air this Thursday and Friday... details to come in the morning.
On a personal note, I'd like to thank the folks here at News 4 who were so helpful and supportive over the last week. I had to leave town last Thursday when I got word my grandfather pas...
N4I Daily Briefing | 11:36 PM Thu, Nov 09, 2006
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There's a really good discussion of our story on Downtown "car crimes" over on the Urban St. Louis discussion board.
Here's a link to the discussion board.
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N4I Daily Briefing | 10:10 PM Thu, Nov 09, 2006
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You come downtown for a game or the nightlife.
But where do you park your car?
Investigative producer Steve Perron and I analyzed more than 11,000 police reports to find the places you might want to avoid.
How we did it
While auto thefts are down in they city of St. Louis, several other kinds of car crimes are on the rise. Police statistics show "car crimes" ...
N4I Daily Briefing | 6:15 PM Tue, Nov 07, 2006
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Viewer, and I hope DB reader, Denise was upset about a sign at her polling place that she says may have erroneously told people they need an ID to vote.
She writes:
I thought you might be interested in this sign posted at a polling place that reads, "A-K, State Your Full Name & Current Residence Address, Ward 16, Pct 8, ID REQUIRED".
>> Continue reading: ID required? Not quite...
N4I Daily Briefing | 3:35 PM Tue, Nov 07, 2006
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URGENT
Britney Spears files for divorce, cites irreconcilable differences in court papers
By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Britney Spears filed for divorced Tuesday from Kevin Federline, officials said.
The Los Angeles County Superior Court filing cites "irreconcilable differences," said court spokeswoman Kathy Roberts.
Spears, 24, married rapper Kevin ...
N4I Daily Briefing | 11:21 AM Tue, Nov 07, 2006
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N4I Daily Briefing | 2:54 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006
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...you're probably creeped out.
From the News Journal in Wilmington, Del., Sean O'Sullivan reports:
The judge did not specify that the type had to be in scarlet, but she did order the words on a shirt to be worn by Russell Teeter to be prominent and in bold: I am a registered sex...
N4I Daily Briefing | 12:40 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006
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'Twas the day before 'lections, and all through the land
The pundits were guessing where the nation would stand.
I cooked up a couple more stanzas of this awful verse, but I'll spare you the agony.
Instead, here are a few sites with the latest polling data and predictions on how the country will look when the polls close tomorrow.
electoral-vote.com -- My personal ...
N4I Daily Briefing | 10:15 PM Thu, Nov 02, 2006
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Why are Lambert Transportation Security Agency employees losing their badges and uniforms at a higher rate than airports five times bigger than STL?
We asked Lambert airport director Kevin Dolliole, the airport police chief and the TSA to talk to us about...
