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I-Team: Local funeral insurance company gave thousands to state politicians

I-Team: Local funeral insurance company gave thousands to state politicians

A St. Louis-based funeral insurance company forced to close amid questions about its financial health contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Missouri politicians. NewsChannel 5 learned that the contributions began shortly after Missouri regulators stopped examining the books. That happened in 1999.

I-Team: St. Louis IT Director Resigns

I-Team: St. Louis IT Director Resigns

The head of the City of St. Louis's Information Technology Department submitted his resignation two and a half months after the I-Team raised serious questions about how the department was spending money.

I-Team: St. Louis in top 10 among Blagojevich donors

I-Team: St. Louis in top 10 among Blagojevich donors

The I-Team's Leisa Zigman spent Tuesday evening pouring over hundreds of campaign finance reports and then contacted several large donors.

I-Team Folo:  BBB blasts Shawn Hornbeck Foundation

I-Team Folo: BBB blasts Shawn Hornbeck Foundation

The Better Business Bureau today issued a critical report regarding the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation and warned potential donors about a lack of financial oversight.

I-Team: Subsidies for millionaires

I-Team: Subsidies for millionaires

An I-Team investigation into who receives farm subsidies in Missouri and Illinois is likely to raise more than a few eyebrows.

I-Team: These boots are made for...immobilization

I-Team: These boots are made for...immobilization

Getting the boot usually means getting kicked out of something, but it has a different meaning for hundreds of motorists in St. Louis every year: their car has been immobilized by the boot crew.

I-Team: Napping nurses caught on tape

I-Team: Napping nurses caught on tape

A Columbia, Illinois family has a warning for anyone who might need to hire a home health care agency. While many companies provide high quality professional service, you would be surprised by what the couple's nanny camera caught on tape.

Female priest gives birth in St. Louis

Female priest gives birth in St. Louis

According to the Women's Ordination Council, a St. Louis woman is about to become the world's first Catholic priest to give birth.

I-Team: Woman finds old text messages, lewd image on loaner cell phone

I-Team: Woman finds old text messages, lewd image on loaner cell phone

A St. Peters woman whose cell phone broke got a surprise when her carrier gave her a loaner phone loaded with text messages from other people, and at least one pornographic image.

Dead voters still registered

Dead voters still registered

The push to register voters for this year's presidential election is breaking records all over the country.  In Missouri, a record-setting 4,205,774 registered voters are on the books.

Your tax dollars are being spent on foreclosure problems

Your tax dollars are being spent on foreclosure problems

These days with so many foreclosed homes now vacant, local governments are being forced to spend tax dollars.

I-Team has exclusive A-B/InBev merger details

I-Team has exclusive A-B/InBev merger details

The NewsChannel 5 I-Team has obtained exclusive information from a town hall meeting held this week for Anheuser-Busch employees. That meeting, held on Wednesday, gave A-B employees a chance to ask InBev CEO Carlos Brito questions.

How Kay Quinn's Dog Became a National Scholar

How Kay Quinn's Dog Became a National Scholar

The National Scholars Honor Society claims to reward high academic achievement and scholastic excellence.  This honor society apparently has 98,000 members, which now includes one standard poodle.

Anger Grows Over Anheuser-Busch Early Retirement Deal

Anger Grows Over Anheuser-Busch Early Retirement Deal

The I-Team is hearing new concerns tonight from Anheuser -Busch employees who accepted an early retirement buy out package.

MSD Wont Bail Out 1,200 Hurricane Ike Sewage Victims

MSD Wont Bail Out 1,200 Hurricane Ike Sewage Victims

More than 1,000 of your neighbors from Ladue, University City, Florissant, Hazelwood, Brentwood and more, will learn this week that MSD will not pay for damage caused by rainfall from the after math of Hurricane Ike.

Missouri Expects to Shatter Election Turnout Record

Missouri Expects to Shatter Election Turnout Record

Missouri's Secretary of State, Robin Carnahan is predicting an unprecedented 80% voter turnout for the November Presidential Election.

Computer Firm Under Probe Still Had City Ties

Computer Firm Under Probe Still Had City Ties

The I-Team has confirmed the City of St. Louis still had owners of a computer company, under police investigation, in charge of its website, Stlouiscity.com.

I-Team: Book Dispute Flares in St. Louis County

I-Team: Book Dispute Flares in St. Louis County

Laura Kostial is a mom with a mission. She wants the St. Louis County Public Library to rate books in much the same way movies and video games are rated.

Disciplinary Proceedings Start Against City IT Director

Disciplinary Proceedings Start Against City IT Director

The St. Louis City attorney has confirmed to the I-Team that disciplinary proceedings have started regarding IT Director Mike Wise.  The city attorney said he has been asked not to report to work pending the outcome of the hearings. 

St. Louis Alderman President Calls for Removal of IT Department Head

St. Louis Alderman President Calls for Removal of IT Department Head

The President of the St. Louis Board of Alderman has called for the immediate dismissal of the head of the city's IT Department Wednesday morning.

Illinois Flooded with Price Gouging Claims

Illinois Flooded with Price Gouging Claims

The Illinois Attorney General's Office fielded more than 250 complaints regarding possible price gouging at gas pumps over the past 72 hours.

I-Team: Election Officials Caution Voters to Read Fine Print in McCain Absentee Mailer

I-Team: Election Officials Caution Voters to Read Fine Print in McCain Absentee Mailer

The McCain Campaign is targeting Missouri voters in a unique way, but if voters are not careful, they could be committing a felony.

Follow-Up: Adopted Baby Denied Insurance Finally Gets Coverage

Follow-Up: Adopted Baby Denied Insurance Finally Gets Coverage

The I-Team has an update regarding baby Olive, the special needs adopted child who was denied health insurance because of a loop hole in Missouri's insurance laws.

I-Team: Alton Family Says Charter Employee Stole from Them

I-Team: Alton Family Says Charter Employee Stole from Them

An Alton family was hoping for a simple cable TV upgrade in June, but the man who showed up with the cable box, wearing a Charter Communications ID badge, turned out to be a thief.

Fresh vs. Frozen Food For Vets?

Fresh vs. Frozen Food For Vets?

In the last few months, fresh food at the Veterans Administration Hospitals in St. Louis has been changed to frozen. The switch comes as an effort to improve quality and save money.

I-Team: Adopted Children Denied Insurance

I-Team: Adopted Children Denied Insurance

Adopted children are supposed to be given the same medical coverage as biological children, meaning no exclusions or denials for any reason, so long as the parents apply within a certain time frame.

I-Team: Air Base Security Off Track?

I-Team: Air Base Security Off Track?

Fifteen to 20 times a day, security at Scott Air Force Base is breached when a train from the Norfolk and Southern rolls through the facility.

Subdivision in North County Has Gripe with MSD Billing

Subdivision in North County Has Gripe with MSD Billing

Some residents of a subdivision in the northern reaches of St. Louis County are so far out, the Metropolitan Sewer District never connected them to the sewer system. And yet MSD has raised their sewerage rates.

I-Team: Danger Afoot For Pedestrians

I-Team: Danger Afoot For Pedestrians

The I-Team examines pedestrian safety in St. Louis, and finds some shocking spots for walkers.

Bold Thieves Target Malls

Bold Thieves Target Malls

An I-Team analysis of crime at local malls shows improvement in some areas since the last time we looked at these figures.


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