Nebraska

Moo Cow: Wanted Homicide Suspect on Missouri, Illinois Billboards Found...in Nebraska

Moo Cow didn't find greener pastures in Nebraska. That's right, the local homicide suspect with one of the strangest nicknames to be plastered on Missouri and Illinois billboards -- managed to make it to Nebraska before authorities nabbed him. That means Moo Cow is going back to jail. Which prob ... More >>

Report: Araka to Close, 801 Chophouse to Open

Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-725-6777) will close after service on Saturday, March 9, according to a report from George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine. Gut Check has a call in to owner Brad Beracha for independent confirmation. More from him as we learn it. Update: (Wednesday, February 20, ... More >>

Don't Eat This Stuff! Recall Roundup for January 14-18, 2013

It has been a quiet week, generally speaking, for food recalls involving the Greater Gut Check Metropolitan Area. A quiet month, for that matter. Maybe it has something to do with New Year's resolutions: Gonna scrub the ol' slaughterhouse and keep 'er spotless this year! A Springfield, Illinois out ... More >>

Tilly and the Wall

8:30 p.m. Friday, October 19. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Adaje

p.m. Friday, July 20. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Avenue.

Daniel Fuller: Returned Video Recorder With Alarming Footage, Now Faces Charges

Daniel Fuller, 46, of Pevely, Missouri, allegedly purchased a video recording device from a retailer headquartered in Nebraska, and then later returned it. Anybody who's ever worked in retail will tell you that when a recording device leaves the store and is then brought back, employees quickly chec ... More >>

Eleven Things Every Independent Artist Should Work On

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Kansas City Gets High-Tech Gunshot Detector -- Where's Ours?

Kansas City's Police Chief Darryl Forte plans to use some leftover federal grant money to install SpotShotter, a sophisticated rig of audio sensors placed strategically throughout the city that can detect a gunshot and then notify police -- within 25 seconds -- where the shot was fired. The system c ... More >>

Will Ferrell in the Best Super Bowl Ad You Didn't See

In the past year, Will Ferrell has made a series of low-budget (to be generous) ads for Old Milwaukee, which aired in very, very few, very small markets. Last night, Deadspin reports, during the Super Bowl, North Platte, Nebraska, was treated to the following: If nothing else, it's more succinct ... More >>

Bloody Mary Mix, Ground Beef Recalled

​Gut Check might have spent the past few days curled up in front of the fireplace with a snifter of brandy and a year's worth of Jane's Defence Weekly, but the food-recall news didn't stop. In the past week, the FDA and the USDA have announced several voluntarily recalls. Only two, though, involve ... More >>

Grave Babies, Ume lead This Week's Show Announcements

Emily Denton​The next generation of lo-fi is Grave Babies, the drone pop hellions from Seattle who sound like they hate themselves, which is all we really require from guys who sound like Jesus and Mary Chain. Ume! The magnificent she-bastards that stole everyone's heart at LouFest are heading ... More >>

Man Shot in Dutchtown in Broad Daylight

The 4100 block of Nebraska -- the site of yet another shooting in Dutchtown.​Two men were shot yesterday in separate incidents in St. Louis -- but both are expected to survive the attacks.In the first instance, a man in the 4100 block of Nebraska Avenue, at the intersection of Meramec, was shot in ... More >>

Missouri Duo Busted Stealing Grease From Nebraska Restaurant

Image via World-HeraldHarris and Moore: Will they "fry" for their crime?​Police in Lincoln believe they may have busted the criminal outfit responsible for stealing thousands of gallons of used grease from restaurants in Nebraska and Illinois. The duo from Missouri was arrested around 2 a.m. yeste ... More >>

Mountain Lion Spotted in Southern Missouri; Sixth Sighting Since November

The cat was seen March 9 in Oregon County (red).​The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the sixth sighting of a mountain lion in the state in the past five months. The cougar was seen March 9 in Oregon County in south-central Missouri. A driver near the small town of Rover saw the a ... More >>

Bad Nuts! Peanut Butter and Hazelnuts Recalled

Wikimedia Commons​ Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't, because you're too busy suffering the effects of salmonella or E. coli. Unilever has issued a voluntary recall on Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread wit ... More >>

50,000 Sows Bought by Illinois Farm

​Not all family farms are small affairs. The Maschhoffs' LLC in Carlyle, Illinois -- one hour east of St. Louis -- is technically a family farm, in that it's owned by a family. A family that owns nearly 200,000 hogs. No, this isn't an episode of Confessions: Animal Hoarding. It's business-as ... More >>

Calvin Robinson: St. Louis Homicide No. 80; Shot in Chest in South City

Gunfire lit up the south St. Louis neighborhood of Gravois Park Saturday night. The first shooting occurred around 9:10 p.m. at the intersection of Minnesota and Potomac (below). ​That's where police found Calvin Robinson, 22, lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest and a pistol by h ... More >>

Undercover Video Footage: Biggest Dogfighting Bust in U.S. History

illustration by Brian Stauffer​At 6 a.m. on July 9, 2009, agents from the FBI, the USDA, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the U.S. Marshals Service and myriad local police departments raided 29 properties in 8 states, including Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. They sei ... More >>

St. Louisan Goes Apeshit on Southwest Flight

Image sourceThe skies aren't so friendly anymore.​And it wasn't even Annie! On a completely different Southwest flight last night, this one from Seattle to Lambert, a St. Louis man went batshit crazy and started pounding on the cockpit door. The plane had to be diverted for an emergency landin ... More >>

Mo. State Senators Think They're in D.C., Argue Federal Budget, Health Care Reform

Mr. Schmitt goes to Washington, err Jefferson City.​Attention State Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Glendale): The Missouri Capitol may look like the U.S. Capitol. (Indeed, the building in Jefferson City is modeled after the one in Washington D.C.) But let us remind you of one little thing: You're a state ... More >>

"If Hell Had a Hotel, It Would be Something Like This."

​This is one of nearly 50 posts placed on TripAdvisor, almost all of which have nothing but absolute scorn for the Days Inn Eureka Six Flags. Here's a sampling of some other cranky consumer comments about the 150-room establishment that TripAdvisor has named the second-dirtiest hotel in the ... More >>

A Trip to the Sprawling Weed Fields of...Nebraska?

Remember ditch weed? That lowly form of cannabis that the Missouri Highway Patrol loves to spend time and money eradicating? Well, here's a little history lesson on the stuff for you, courtesy of local pot activist Mark Pedersen and plant geneticist Dr. Dave West.The pair were traveling through east ... More >>

Java Enabled: Fifteen Shots Later, Part 1

​When I received an e-mail a few weeks ago inviting me to sit as one of the sensory judges at the 2009-2010 Midwest Regional Barista Competition, I jumped at the opportunity. At my most delusional, it sounded like "celebrity judge" -- at the very least, it sounded like a great time. Last weekend, ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.12

​ Despite recent food-borne illness outbreaks, key food safety positions remain unfilled. Meanwhile, Japan bans beef from Nebraska processing plant after finding mad-cow prevention violations. (Cattle Network, Market Watch)McDonald's in the Louvre? No big deal. (UPI)Bologna healthier than PB ... More >>

Settle the Score

The Morning Brew: Monday, 8.24

​ Tyson to pay for violating federal pollution-discharge permit in Nebraska. (CNN)Fruit growers and border patrol clash over treatment of seasonal immigrant workers. (WHEC) Shrimp fishermen strike in Louisiana. (The Daily Comet)How to survive the tomato blight? Just add plums. (The New York ... More >>

Java Enabled: Have Coffee, Will Travel

One of the things I love most about travel is getting the chance to try new cafés. (As I wrote last week, some coffee aficionados base entire trips on this premise.) But even when your travels won't lead you to some undiscovered java gem, you might not want to sacrifice the comfort and security of ... More >>

FoodWire: Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street Tomorrow

Celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla three days early by venturing down to my favorite of the city's many streets, Cherokee, for the Cinco de Mayo party. Live music, art and, of course, food from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Cherokee between Nebraska and Iowa Streets.Have other plans? Worried you ... More >>

Cursive

8 p.m. Friday, April 24. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Regional Smoking Ban Gathering Steam

flickr.com/photos/carolinespicsRegional legislators are taking note a proposed bill in St. Louis City calling for a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. The bill, proposed by Central West End alderwoman Lyda Krewson, would not go into effect unless St. Louis County passed a similar ban. Yesterday ... More >>

Ground-breaking News: We're No. 1 in Shovel Readiness

flickr.com/photos/sethgainesThe old Tuscumbia Bridge. She ain't what she used to be. Ain't what she used to be.In recent weeks a lot of states have gone to extraordinary lengths -- as if a free trip to Disneyland were at stake -- to make the case that they were first to break ground in tho ... More >>

Now That's What We Call "Pussy Control"

Pssst! Don't tell Tony LaRussa. He wouldn't find it amusing. But have you seen the news story (below) from earlier this week in Nebraska? All we can say is un-frigging-real.

Tonight! Brimstone Howl, Crusaders of Love at CBGBs

The Morning Brew: Monday, 8.11

10 St. Louis Sports Tough Guys, Thugs and Criminals

The Morning Brew: Friday, 7.11

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 7.8

Coyote Bones

6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 24. Creepy Crawl,3524 Washington Boulevard.

The Veils

6 p.m. Friday, August 31. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Death Ships

9 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

Small Plates: Monday, 3/19

Little Brazil

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Ladyfinger (ne)

7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 18. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

The Prids

8 p.m. Sunday, September 17. Mississippi Nights, (914 North First Street)

Bruce Springsteen

Saturday, August 6; Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard)

Schlafly Coffee Stout

Tanner B's, 2855 Shenandoah Avenue, 314-762-9800

The Plea for Peace Tour, with Cursive, Mike Park, Darkest Hour and Decahedron

Monday, May 10; Mississippi Nights

Putting the Art Back in Party

ACT ONE plays on Washington Avenue

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of April 12, 2000

Bright Eyes with Phut and Grandpa's Ghost

Thursday, July 29; Side Door