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JL21 wrote:Then I don't know why people are willing to provide air space to him. It would take an unrealistic amount of money to have Slaten associated with my brand.

lukethedrifter wrote:I really hate that Bernie can't go a show or a column without talking about the haters. I just hate it.

The local sports radio personality who bills himself as “The King” failed to appear in court Wednesday night on an assault charge.
Kevin Slaten, 58, of St. Charles, had been charged by Webster Groves authorities with misdemeanor assault in connection with a confrontation Nov. 12 at the KFNS (590 AM) radio station studios, 8045 Big Bend Boulevard.

Slaten was supposed to appear at 6 p.m. Wednesday, but he never showed up. Court officials said they had not received any correspondence from Slaten, nor from an attorney on his behalf.

The case was continued until Feb. 27. Court officials said standard procedure was to issue the automatic continuance — instead of issuing an arrest warrant — on a defendant’s first failure to appear.

If convicted, Slaten faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Slaten could not be reached for comment.

The alleged incident happened when Slaten was told by officials at the radio station that they would no longer broadcast his show. Slaten allegedly cursed, threatened and spit on a colleague. A police officer said that Slaten was “cordial” and “polite” when he was issued a summons on Nov. 26.

Slaten has had a history of allegations of altercations. In 1981, he was arrested after an altercation with a Florissant policeman. It’s unclear how the case was resolved. In 1993, he was found guilty of misdemeanor and felony assault for attacking a couple after a minor auto accident after a Blues hockey game. He was placed on probation and fined.

In 1994, he was arrested after a scuffle outside the Trainwreck Saloon in Rock Hill, but charges were dropped. In 2006, Slaten faced allegations of a fight with a patron at a pub about sports. Slaten said that the other man pushed him, and no charges were filed.

One way or another, Stan Kroenke is going to get a new stadium for his Rams to play in. So can we put someone in the room who can make that happen as quickly as possible? Can we put someone (or several people) in the room who has the clout politically, the mind financially and the vision creatively to execute this complicated, but important process?

Let’s get all the right people in the room who not only want to build a new stadium that can land St. Louis a Super Bowl, but understand what the value of that sort of venue can mean to a city.

So let’s get someone in the room who understands the business. Let’s get someone in the room who knows how to do what San Francisco, Minneapolis and Green Bay have already done

cardsfansince82 wrote:No wonder this thing is dragging along. It's kind of hard to get anything done IN A ROOM FULL OF EMPTY CHAIRS.