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Amanda Roth loves Hannah Montana, the popular Disney Channel singer portrayed by teen actress Miley Cyrus. Like many young girls, five year old Amanda dreamed of seeing Hannah's concert in St. Louis. Amanda and her mom spent hours on the computer trying to buy tickets, but they were outgunned ... I'm going to do something a little unusual here, but I'm guessing by the number of phone calls I've had BEFORE this story aired, many people will be asking for additional information after Monday's 10 p.m. newscast. What's unusual? I'm going to share with you some of our source information -- the raw documents and notes we compiled while reporting this story. We investigative reporters are very wary of giving up our methods, but in thi... It's not hard to pack on a couple extra pounds in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. All the partying, feasting, drinking and lounging around in warm woolen sweaters can wreak havoc on one's metabolism. So the more diet-conscious folks among us are looking for ways to cut calories every way they can. That includes while flying to your holiday destinations. Thankfully, the folks at >> Continue reading: Mile high club sandwiches. I call this kind of story a "head scratcher." When you're done watching it, my hope is you'll be scratching your noggin' and wondering how the heck this stuff is allowed to happen. Here's what we discovered... It's a federal crime for a convicted felon to posses a firearm -- or simply hold a round of ammunition. The feds don't take this kind of thing lightly, ... Patrick Arnold was nervous.
In our story about St. Louis city inspectors we focused on the concerns raised by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) inspectors with the quality of inspections performed and reports provided by St. Louis city bridge inspectors. As we pointed out in our story, the city has made three significant changes since 2005 to address specific MODOT's concerns. First, the >> Continue reading: News 4 Investigates: Bridge Inspections This summer, I sent N4I photojournalist Steven Harris on what turned out to be an impossible mission. I asked him to find and videotape restaurants with a health department letter grade lower than a "A." "It was near impossible," Harris told me. "I went everywhere. Everywhere! And I could only find one place with a 'C.'" When he came back with that news, I had a hunch we were on to a bigger story about the real >> Continue reading: News 4 Investigates: Restaurant Ratings SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois government has a history rife with quid pro quo politics... and criminal convictions resulting from it. In Latin, quid pro quo means "something for something." In the native tongue of some Illinois politicians it can mean "Youz guyz want me to vote for yer deal? Talk to my campane manager about where youz send da contribution." Simply... elected officials can't a... |
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The chemist who invented "The Clear" wanted to have a "pre-interview." It was an unusual request, but I agreed to it. The so-called "pre-interview" is often used to help someone get more comfortable ...
Our story about the McKinsey documents reveals the business model still used by insurance giant Allstate, the second largest property and casualty insurer in the country. The plan urged Allstate to put boxing gloves on its "good hands" and get tougher on people trying to collect on claims. McKinsey...