Todd Akin of "legitimate rape" fame, on evolution

Todd Akin, the Missouri Congressman who wants to be the next U.S. Senator from that state and who believes that women who are "legitimately raped" don't get pregnant, has a few thoughts on evolution. Well, very few because it is obvious he has never really thought about it...

News 4 Meteorologist Kristen Cornett gets engaged

Kristen Cornett gets married with Steve Knapp who is a firefighter from Kirkwood, MO, Congrats to the future couple of Kristen and Steve.

MLB pitcher gave rib removed during surgery to daughter

Earlier this season, Chris Carpenter had one of his right ribs removed in an unusual surgery designed to alleviate the pressure on the nerves that run to his right arm. But what the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher claims he did with that rib once it was out was even more ...

Senate hopeful Akin out of cash?

Is Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin facing a cash crunch? Todd Akin’s TV ads are, reportedly, being yanked from stations across the state because his campaign isn’t paying the bills.KOMU-TV in Columbia says it received half of the payment for an ad buy, and when it...

Why did police ignore 4th Amendment rights of students at search?

This is an amazing case out of Greene County, Missouri. High school students at Central High School were ordered to leave their possessions in their classrooms, be it notebooks, purses, backpacks etc for sheriff's deputies to search, really ransack, at will. No reasonable...

Republicans scared in not wanting to be seen as too anti-gay

"There is no need to talk about Billy wanting to marry a goat", are the words of the Missouri legislator, Dwight Scharnhorst (Republican). You might ask, what is this guy talking about? Well, to people like him, two people of the same sex marrying, is like marrying farm...

How drug sniffing by police dogs is bogus and not probable cause

Dogs are considered by the courts, as proof of probable cause, in drug cases. But, why? The fact is, it is often hit or miss with dogs sniffing for drugs. Their police handlers, intentional or not, can affect how often a dog gives a false positive for drugs in a car, or other...

Why did police ignore 4th Amendment rights of students?

This is an amazing case out of Greene County, Missouri. High school students at Central High School were ordered to leave their possessions in their classrooms, be it notebooks, purses, backpacks etc for sheriff's deputies to search, really ransack, at will. No reasonable...

New trends: Using social media to predict FOREX or stock signals?

The Internet Time Machine project has recently seen a new evolution, harnessing its powers of insight into social signals not only for the power of online marketing, but now applying it to the foreign exchange market. The closest thing you can get to "insider trading," this...