Tony Messenger
@tonymess.bsky.social
Metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Pulitzer Prize winner. Denver Broncos fan. St. Louis CITY fan. Order my book: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/profit-and-punishment/
Messenger: Are offensive social media posts a crime? St. Charles County jury will decide. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Are offensive social media posts a crime? St. Charles County jury will decide.
Man targeted police detective in social media campaign. He's charged with felony harassment and stalking.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Messenger: Hawley is right on affordability issues. What will he do about it? www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Hawley is right on affordability issues. What will he do about it?
On data centers and Medicaid cuts, Missouri's senior senator talks a good game. Where's the action?
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Messenger: Judge in St. Louis plays politics in immigration case. Is Trump watching? www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Judge in St. Louis plays politics in immigration case. Is Trump watching?
Judge Joshua Divine wants attorneys to write about Biden's immigration policy and whether it should affect sentencing. The case has nothing to do with Biden.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Messenger: Judge in St. Louis plays politics in immigration case. Is Trump watching? www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Ex-cop asks U.S. Supreme Court to let a jury hear his plea for justice: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Ex-cop asks U.S. Supreme Court to let a jury hear his plea for justice
Milton Green lost his career, his family and his house. He's hoping the nation's top court holds St. Louis accountable.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Messenger: Hanaway wears her frivolous lawsuit like a MAGA coat of armor: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Hanaway wears her frivolous lawsuit like a MAGA coat of armor
Missouri's new attorney general was for "dark money" before she pretended to be against it.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Messenger: Lessons of joy from Dad during a bad youth baseball season: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Lessons of joy from Dad during a bad youth baseball season
A coach who infuses joy into unexpected moments can ease the rocky road of life. My dad's joyful spirit will live on in the generations of children he coached.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Messenger: A shocking revelation: 70 pending court cases against St. Louis police:
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Messenger: A shocking revelation: 70 pending court cases against St. Louis police
St. Louis is trying not to pay the legal obligations it owes to people who had their rights violated by police officers.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Messenger: A shocking revelation: 70 pending court cases against St. Louis police:
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Messenger: History repeats itself as trade war puts Missouri farmers 'in a pinch': www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: History repeats itself as trade war puts Missouri farmers 'in a pinch'
“This is not the first time we’ve been in a pinch. We just want to be able to sell.”
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October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Messenger: Trump and I got our COVID shots the same day. That's worth two thumbs up. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Trump and I got our COVID shots the same day. That's worth two thumbs up.
Trump got his COVID and flu shots last week. That's a good thing. But it's wrong that misinformation and confusion about vaccines is spreading.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Messenger: Trump and I got our COVID shots the same day. That's worth two thumbs up. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Sister Jean reminded us that not all heroes wear capes: www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Sister Jean reminded us that not all heroes wear capes
Sister Jean rose above the noise of the 24-hour news cycle to inspire people. She's a reminder that we need plenty of good news these days.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Messenger: Missouri says it's fixing its parole system. Things still look broken. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Missouri says it's fixing its parole system. Things still look broken.
Missouri for years has been in a legal fight over reforming its broken parole system. How serious is the state about fixing the problems?
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October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Messenger: Missouri says it's fixing its parole system. Things still look broken. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight:
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Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight
The Supreme Court did a good thing last week, over a law that was unconstitutional on its face.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight:
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Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases:
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Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases
Is Missouri on the hook for police misconduct in St. Louis, even if it occurred before the state takeover?
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October 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases:
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Messenger: St. Louis County man sent a note about Jimmy Kimmel. A TV chairman replied.
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Messenger: St. Louis County man sent a note about Jimmy Kimmel. A TV chairman replied.
When Jerry Goerger wrote to a TV executive about Jimmy Kimmel's TV show, he was surprsied by the response.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Messenger: St. Louis County man sent a note about Jimmy Kimmel. A TV chairman replied.
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Messenger: Immigrant in St. Peters raid had followed the rules. Why is he in jail?
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Messenger: Immigrant in St. Peters raid had followed the rules. Why is he in jail?
He had a visa and work authorization. He followed all the rules. Can the system also play by the rules?
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October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Messenger: Immigrant in St. Peters raid had followed the rules. Why is he in jail?
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Messenger: Chesterfield has been secretive about building purchase, ex-mayor says:
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Messenger: Chesterfield has been secretive about building purchase, ex-mayor says
Bob Nation is among the critics trying to get Chesterfield to reverse course on the purchase of the Mass Mutual office building.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Messenger: Chesterfield has been secretive about building purchase, ex-mayor says:
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Messenger: Can you stop paying rent if mobile home is in bad shape? Fenton couple hopes so:
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Messenger: Can you stop paying rent if mobile home is in bad shape? Fenton couple hopes so
“We’re trying to figure out how to keep our home and keep our kids together. We’re not giving up.”
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September 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Messenger: Can you stop paying rent if mobile home is in bad shape? Fenton couple hopes so:
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Messenger: Crime fighters in cities need data. What happens when Trump erases it?
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Messenger: Crime fighters in cities need data. What happens when Trump erases it?
A website operated by the Justice Department tracks crime reduction strategies — but it isn't being maintained.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Messenger: Crime fighters in cities need data. What happens when Trump erases it?
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Messenger: Do we criminalize free speech? St. Charles County man's case is a test.
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Messenger: Do we criminalize free speech? St. Charles County man's case is a test.
After social media posts and flyers threatened a lawsuit against a police officer, a man was arrested and charged with harassment.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Messenger: Do we criminalize free speech? St. Charles County man's case is a test.
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Messenger: A new tool to help St. Louis area officials act ethically, spend wisely:
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Messenger: A new tool to help St. Louis area officials act ethically, spend wisely
The 78-page pamphlet is full of guidance for those in government and warnings to those who plan to break the law.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Messenger: A new tool to help St. Louis area officials act ethically, spend wisely:
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Messenger: Two common factors in American school shootings: Guns and hate:
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Messenger: Two common factors in American school shootings: Guns and hate
As politically divided Americans yell at each other on social media, we ignore the common enemy: gun violence.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Messenger: Two common factors in American school shootings: Guns and hate:
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Messenger: If the state controls St. Louis police, who pays when the city loses a lawsuit?
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Messenger: If the state controls St. Louis police, who pays when the city loses a lawsuit?
St. Louis says it should be off the hook in civil rights lawsuits now that the state is overseeing the police. The case may have serious legal implications.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Messenger: If the state controls St. Louis police, who pays when the city loses a lawsuit?
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Messenger: St. Louis brothers win fight over law that allows evictions with no warning:
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Messenger: St. Louis brothers win fight over law that allows evictions with no warning
A vew Missouri law allowed brothers who had grown up in home, and thought they owned it, to be evicted without a hearing.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Messenger: St. Louis brothers win fight over law that allows evictions with no warning:
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Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers 'apocalyptic' view of what it means to be American:
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Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers 'apocalyptic' view of what it means to be American
U.S. Senator's speech at national conservative conference offers full-throated support of white Christian nationalism.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers 'apocalyptic' view of what it means to be American:
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