St. Louis activist charged with mysterious ‘felony’ for protest at border
ST. LOUIS – It seems the U.S. Border Patrol and the El Paso, Texas, police, along the El Paso border…
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Jaco: ‘President Hawley’ could bring about America’s end times
ST. LOUIS – The white nationalist and neo-fascist brain trust (yes, there is such a thing) supporting President Donald Trump…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 29: Dismantling ‘Obamacare’ and the silence of the scams in Missouri health care
The bloviating GOP majority that has a stranglehold on Missouri politics is uncharacteristically silent about their attempts to mangle health…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 28: Exclusive interview with Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says the special prosecutor’s grand jury that disbanded without bringing any charges against her…
Jaco: Crime, revenge and death in the streets
In the last decade and a half, the rate of deaths from violent crimes in St. Louis has risen dramatically,…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 27: In push to impeach, Clay takes on Trump and Pelosi
While Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Mo., wants President Donald Trump impeached, Clay’s putative boss, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., does not.…
Clay wants cities to write their own gun laws
Calling gun violence an epidemic that’s devastating St. Louis, Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Mo., is introducing a federal bill that would…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 26: Growing hate and trauma are new realities for area immigrants under Trump
Martha Pinones is a therapist who works with immigrant and refugee children who came to the U.S. without their families…
Jaco: The future of abortion in Missouri is in the hands of one man … for now
We’ll know by Friday whether Missouri will become the only state without an abortion clinic, and whether politicized “health” regulations…
First on MetroSTL.com: Lacy Clay introduces articles of impeachment against Trump
In a significant escalation of the battle between the Democratic-controlled House and the White House over potential impeachment of President…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 25: The fight to close the Workhouse
Inez Bordeaux spent a month as a prisoner in the St. Louis Workhouse. “I’ve seen women pick roaches out of…
Jaco: The Blues will probably go to Trump’s White House. Here’s why I think they shouldn’t
Ryan O’Reilly, Blues center, MVP of the Stanley Cup Finals and native of Clinton, Ontario, said during the party with…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 24: Missouri abortion laws, old and new, are about shame, not health
When mother of two Jennifer Box discovered she was pregnant in 2017, she was ecstatic. That feeling turned to horror…
Jaco: The potential president more dangerous than Donald Trump — Josh Hawley
If you believe the New Testament, John the Baptist was filthy and bug-eyed, wandering homeless from village to village, terrifying…
Jaco: Still plenty of secrecy surrounding officers who made racist Facebook posts
There’s an old saying in police work: “If criminals weren’t stupid, we’d never catch them.” Ironically, the same is true…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 23: Psych tests, licenses and firings — Cures for racism among police?
Upset with what they see as a flaccid City Hall response to a barrage of racist and violent Facebook posts…