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MONDAY, MARCH 13 In St. Charles County, prosecutors kick off the capital murder trial of Shawn Kavanagh. Saying, “I just wanted to be with my wife on Valentine’s Day,” Kavanagh killed two of his wife’s friends and one of their sevenyear-old sons before stabbing said wife. She survived, but the Post-Dispatch says she endures “lifelong injuries.” In other news from St. Chuck: A jury there found 70-year-old Larry Thomlison guilty of first-degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting an Amazon driver who illegally parked in a handicapped spot. Jaylen Walker, 21, is now paralyzed from the waist down. Thomlison was found guilty of first-degree assault and criminal action, so he’ll probably be out in five years. Further proof St. Charles is a lawless hellhole. Someone summon the Missouri A.G.! Surely a quo warranto could fix this mess.

TUESDAY, MARCH 14 Happy 314 Day!

U. City High grad Nelly wants to start the “High School Alumni Games,” pitting all the cliques that never got past high school against each other for prizes. Way to make the transplants feel like transplants. Also, the parent company of Bally Sports Midwest files for bankruptcy. They have $8 billion in debt. How do you even run up a tab that big? Major League Baseball says the Chapter 11