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2 days ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
Four people have pleaded guilty in a scheme that involved bribing St. Louis area driver's license office workers to fraudulently register vehicles in Missouri. Gary Wilds, 48, ran a business, Pinnacle Concierge, that helped customers register their vehicles with the Missouri Department of Revenue, according to a government press release.
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2 days ago | 
ucsdguardian.org | Ethan Erickson
Last week, I had the privilege of sitting down with UC San Diego communication professor Zeinabu irene Davis, whose independent 1999 drama film “Compensation” was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry this past December.
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6 days ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
A van passing too close to a flat-bed tow truck in St. Clair County drove onto the ramp and launched into the air, rolling onto its side and nearly hitting an oncoming vehicle in a video posted online Friday. Quality Towing of Columbia, Illinois, posted the video and analysis of Friday's frightening scene to YouTube. In it, a dashcam video shows a flat-bed tow truck as it pulls onto the shoulder of Highway 158 in St. Clair County between Millstadt and Belleville.
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
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1 week ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
LESLIE — A woman was charged with first-degree murder Friday, alleged to have poisoned her husband with the drug Xanax, killing him. Connie J. Nicely admitted to the crime in a letter to family and previously told someone she had crushed Xanax and put it in her husband's food during an argument, according to charging documents. Police were called on Feb. 13 to a home on Flint Hill Road in Leslie for a deceased male, Richard Nicely, and an unresponsive female, Connie Nicely.
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2 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
A top basketball player charged with rape and kidnapping while on an official recruiting visit to the University of Missouri last fall is scheduled to be in a preliminary hearing Thursday in Columbia, Missouri. Keiner Asprilla, of New Jersey, was staying in a university-paid room at the The Tiger Hotel last September while on a recruiting visit. He is alleged to have held a woman against her will and repeatedly raped her, according to court documents, before the woman escaped wearing only a towel.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
A St. Clair County couple is suing a Las Vegas hotel after an alleged bedbug infestation sent one of them to the hospital. St. Clair County residents Courtney and Stephen Gully filed suit last month in Clark County, Nevada, against MGM Hotels and the Luxor Hotel and Casino and are seeking damages in excess of $15,000. The Gullys stayed at the Luxor from June 7-10 and discovered painful, itchy and swollen bedbug bites on their bodies after the first night.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
SAUGET — The Gateway Grizzlies' home ballpark has a new name under a deal announced Monday. The park will now be known as Arsenal BG Ballpark, named for Arsenal Business Growth, which signed an eight-year naming rights deal with an option to extend it up to 12 years. Headquartered in St. Albans, Arsenal Business Growth offers various services to other businesses. It was founded in 2019.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
Beloved St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird is among the nominees for enshrinement into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Fredbird, who has performed at 3,600-plus regular-season games, has been part of three Cardinals World Series championships. He also co-hosts a television show, "Cardinals Kids."Fans can vote for Fredbird and the 27 other nominees daily through May 24 at mascothalloffame.com. An announcement of the inductees will be made in June.
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3 weeks ago | 
stltoday.com | Ethan Erickson
Former Lindenwood offensive lineman Gareth Warren has signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a successful tryout, according to the school. Warren, listed at 6-foot-6 and 328 pounds last season with Lindenwood, projects as an offensive tackle, according to Penn Live. A native of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Warren started 36 of 39 games at left tackle with Lindenwood and earned all-conference honors three times, including a first-team nod this past fall.
