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St. Louis ranked most affordable US city among Top 25 metros
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ST. LOUIS – A new report credits the St. Louis region for being the most affordable among the Top 25 most-populated U.S. metros.
The latest C2ER cost-of-living index gives St. Louis a score of 86.4 in affordability, nearly 14 percent better than the national average score of 100. The Gateway City also scored particularly well for housing (74.1), health care (88.9) and transportation (90.3) costs.
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St. Louis holds a major advantage in affordability among large metropolitan areas compared to the scores of New York City (228), San Francisco (179) and Chicago (120). The next closest large U.S. metro in affordability was Houston (92.1).
Advocates say the strong affordability ranking is critical for hiring and attracting workers to the St. Louis area. It also demonstrates how costs for utilities, groceries and other essential items are lower than most parts of the country.
“St. Louis is resurgent, and one of the main reasons is that we have world class amenities, arts, food, and culture and a cost of living that literally can’t be matched by any other major metro in America,” said Jason Hall, CEO of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
“St. Louis is consistently among the most affordable markets, if not the most affordable market in the country, and our work overseeing collection of this data help us tell that story to a national audience,” said Tim Alexander, Senior Director of Business Research and Analysis for Greater St. Louis, Inc.
C2ER’s cost-of-living index covered 265 U.S. metropolitan areas. Harlingen, Texas was named the most affordable with a score of 77.1. New York finished with the highest ranking, more than twice above average, with a 227.7 score.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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