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2:20 pm
May. 25, 2012
Dr. Abid Nisar Gets Probation and a $250K Fine for Prescribing Misbranded Drugs to Cancer Patients Dr. Abid Nisar, he of the $2 million manse in Town & Country, received his sentence today for purchasing $352,504 worth of unlicensed and non-FDA approved cancer drugs from foreign distributo... More >>

Daily RFT

1:49 pm
May. 25, 2012
Zachary Clampitt Charged After Motel 6 Standoff Zachary Clampitt, 23, has been charged with resisting arrest, second-degree assault of police and first- and second-degree property damage following an almost four-hour standoff with police yeste... More >>

Daily RFT

12:29 pm
May. 25, 2012
Madison County Wants Your Dead Birds If you're looking for a new hobby that's both beneficial to society and a little bit morbid, Madison County health officials have an offer you don't want to miss. Between now and October 15, they ... More >>

Daily RFT

11:54 am
May. 25, 2012
The Time for Roy is Now John Mozeliak should be on the phone right now to Roy Oswalt. And I'll tell you why. The St. Louis Cardinals scored nine runs last night. It was a beautiful offensive performance, just the k... More >>

Daily RFT

9:42 am
May. 25, 2012
James M. Johnson: St. Louis Homicide No. 37; Shot by a Relative at Home Police report that James M. Johnson, a 50-year-old black man, was shot in the chest at 1:30 a.m. this morning after an argument with a relative in the 4200 block of Randall Place, where Johnson li... More >>

Daily RFT

9:00 am
May. 25, 2012
Soulard Girl Flatulates, Guy Falls in Love Every so often, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here's one that caught our eye recently.Just the toots of us ... More >>

Daily RFT

8:45 am
May. 25, 2012
Collin Grundstrom, Busch Stadium Streaker: Two Balls, Nothing On and the Runner Goes Last night's Cards vs. Phillies game was a real eye-opener, at least when the seventh-inning stretch rolled around and a streaker jumped the rail. Collin J. Grundstrom stripped it and ripped it, ... More >>

Daily RFT

8:00 am
May. 25, 2012
University of Missouri Press to Shut Down in July The Post-Dispatch was not the only publishing institution in Missouri to have a bad week. Yesterday morning, Tim Wolfe, the president of the University of Missouri system, announced plans to shut ... More >>

Daily RFT

7:37 am
May. 25, 2012
Protestors Tag Downtown Banks, Get Cuffed Around ten people were arrested downtown late last night after tagging some banks and scuffling with cops and civilians. (Daily RFT happened to be a couple blocks away when the melee erupted. At... More >>

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10:04 am
May. 24, 2012
DEA Nets 21 Arrests in Huge Meth Ring Bust The DEA, the Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit, and the police departments of Kirkwood and Pacific conducted a joint operation early Wednesday morning to break up a methamphetamine manufa... More >>

Daily RFT

9:35 am
May. 24, 2012
Alexander Brooks Charged with Abusing his Five-Month Old Son Nineteen-year-old father Alexander Brooks was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a child after doctors at Cardinal Glennon discovered that his son had serious injuries during a routi... More >>

Daily RFT

9:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Romney Attacks Obama's Pro-Union Stance With Video Ad Vilifying St. Louis' Local 42 Yesterday, after presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama for his ties to teachers' unions, Daily RFT went a-digging for some background and found an inte... More >>

Daily RFT

8:00 am
May. 24, 2012
IUD, Implants More Effective Birth Control Than Pill, Patch or Ring, New Study Shows If you don't want to get knocked up unexpectedly, your best bet, according to a new study out of Washington University Medical School, is a long-term method of contraception, namely an IUD or an ... More >>

Daily RFT

7:22 am
May. 24, 2012
Defiance Offers a Vision of St. Louis' Future Speculative fiction website io9 posted a sneak peek at the forthcoming TV show Defiance, a SyFy channel original that's set 35 years in the future. In between now and then an alien species crashes... More >>

Feature

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Oh, My Landlord! The Luminary Center of the Arts is not a religious organization. But it's housed by one. Mystery solved. For the past few years, the vast second floor above the former Globe Variety Store at Cherokee Street and Ohio Avenue has been a hive of activity... More >>

Summertime St. Louis

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Get outta dodge! Sometimes, the best way to survive summer in St. Louis is to make like hell for the exit Romanticize a St. Louis summer all you want. There's always a flip side to the coin. The crowd roars at Busch Stadium — another one in the... More >>

Summertime St. Louis

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Mettle Fest: Got what it takes to tackle this summer's festivals? You will now. As you're considering which festivals to attend in St. Louis this time of year, it's easy to romanticize the experience — tasty eats,... More >>

Summertime St. Louis

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Red, White and Boom! Nothing says "Happy Birthday, America" like a 500-gram cake They're big. They're bad. And since they won federal approval for consumer use in 1998, they've transformed the fireworks industry. They're... More >>

Summertime St. Louis

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Sip the Summer Away: Ten great outdoor-drinking destinations Yeah, summer in St. Louis is sticky and hot. But here's the deal: Were it not for the nearly triple-digit heat and humidity, would you ever fully... More >>

Amazing Facts & Beyond

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Amazing Facts and Beyond! Dance Notation (Click here to see the full strip.) Did You Know!?!? Go the Amazing Facts and Beyond blog to further follow the exploits of our trivial... More >>

Ask a Mexican

12:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Ask a Mexican: Muy Caliente Summer Edition Dear Mexican: I was wondering why Mexicans in Chicago are meaner than Mexicans in California? I love my Mexican brothers and sisters in California... More >>

Daily RFT

2:57 pm
May. 23, 2012
"It's the Bondage Version of Harry Potter": How is 50 Shades of Grey Affecting Your Sex Life? (Updated) Now that 50 Shades of Grey has (apparently) become the only work of erotica produced in the entire world since D.H. Lawrence banged out Lady Chatterley's Lover, it's only fitting that it's become ... More >>

Daily RFT

11:32 am
May. 23, 2012
The Wainwright Report Adam Wainwright was amazing last night. Just flat-out, unequivocally brilliant. Wainwright went the distance, earning his first shutout since 2010 by dominating the Padres from delivery numbe... More >>

Daily RFT

10:51 am
May. 23, 2012
Tent City Revival: Rev. Larry Rice's Next Integrity Village Is A Secret The Rev. Larry Rice will not quit on St. Louis' homeless population; the entirety of his public life is proof of that. So the recent city-ordered dismantling of Integrity Village, his tent city j... More >>

Daily RFT

9:59 am
May. 23, 2012
Man Shot While Walking His Dog in Benton Park Last Night An unidentified white man, 34, and an unidentified black man, 47, were out walking the dog in Benton Park around 10 p.m. last night when a trio approached them. This new group, two black males and... More >>

Daily RFT

8:59 am
May. 23, 2012
Red Roof Inn: Free Local Calls, Continental Breakfast and a Meth Lab So, in addition to worrying about who's effluvia is all over the bed sheets and if there's a spy-cam under the sink when you check in to a motel, now you have to be aware that the folks in the ro... More >>

Daily RFT

8:39 am
May. 23, 2012
VIDEO: James McAnally Discusses the Gospel's Role at The Luminary For months, rumors have swirled in St. Louis' arts & music scene that the Luminary Center for the Arts, a secular 501(c)(3) nonprofit, harbors secret plans to convert artists to Christianity. ... More >>
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Oh, My Landlord! The Luminary Center of the Arts is not a religious organization. But it's housed by one. Mystery solved. Oh, My Landlord! The Luminary Center of the Arts is not a religious organization. But it's housed by one. Mystery solved.
By Nicholas Phillips

For the past few years, the vast second floor above the former Globe Variety Store at Cherokee Street and Ohio Avenue has been a hive of activity — a jungle… More >>

The RFT's St. Louis Summer Survival Guide

Summer in St. Louis is not for wussies. For starters there's the suffocating heat and humidity, which (for the uninitiated) can feel like you're being waterboarded — in a steam… More >>

Tame the Mississippi: A river rat's guide to enjoying our big brown stream
By Suzy Rust

You know what's really sad? "Most St. Louisans know more about the Lake of the Ozarks than they do about the great rivers in their own back yard," muses Rich Meyer,… More >>

Mettle Fest: Got what it takes to tackle this summer's festivals? You will now. Mettle Fest: Got what it takes to tackle this summer's festivals? You will now.
By Liz Miller

As you're considering which festivals to attend in St. Louis this time of year, it's easy to romanticize the experience — tasty eats, danceable jams, sudsy brews — but the… More >>

Pier Pressure: Unwind at these area marinas
By Suzy Rust

Don't leave shore without your Quimby's Cruising Guide. Published right here in St. Louis, this annual boater's bible offers a complete listing of inland waterway marinas where you can buy… More >>

Get outta dodge! Sometimes, the best way to survive summer in St. Louis is to make like hell for the exit
Brooke Foster

Romanticize a St. Louis summer all you want. There's always a flip side to the coin. The crowd roars at Busch Stadium — another one in the win column! —… More >>

Upstream With a Paddle: From cops to cottonmouths, float trips can be perilous if you're not prepared
By Julia Gabbert

Summer float trips are a time-honored tradition here in Missouri — a chance to become one with nature or unleash your inner redneck, depending on your prerogative. But whichever style… More >>

Quick Wicks: Keep docs and cops out of your Fourth of July activities
By Suzy Rust

While 500-gram cakes may pack a lot more punch than their predecessors, Greg Carrell, Missouri's assistant state fire marshal, notes that these modern-day fireworks are arguably safer than their earlier… More >>

Dog Daze: A surprising number of venues offer summer respite for man and best friend Dog Daze: A surprising number of venues offer summer respite for man and best friend
By Kristie McClanahan

Nothing can help you survive summer in the city quite like your dog. He trots next to you, adorable and fearless, all while making you seem more athletic, better-looking and… More >>

Sip the Summer Away: Ten great outdoor-drinking destinations
By Liz Ortmann

Yeah, summer in St. Louis is sticky and hot. But here's the deal: Were it not for the nearly triple-digit heat and humidity, would you ever fully appreciate St. Louis'… More >>

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