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Police investigate homicide after woman killed in Ferguson

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County detectives are investigating a homicide after a woman was shot and killed in Ferguson on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Windward Court. Officers from the Ferguson Police Department responded to a call for shots fired just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30. Responding [...]

Orchid Show

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Rachel Huffman

Durbin Statement On Senate Agriculture Committee Advancing Partisan Crypto Market Structure Legislation

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Committee advanced cryptocurrency market structure legislation along party lines. Republicans also voted to reject two amendments that Durbin offered in order to strengthen the bill. Durbin’s amendments attempted to crack down on crypto ATM fraud and ban some crypto intermediaries from receiving a federal bailout. “The 2008 financial

Illinois Department of Agriculture Announces $3.6 Million in Grant Funds for Local Food Infrastructure

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced plans to distribute $3.6 million in fiscal year 2026 at the Everything Local conference in Springfield on Wednesday. The funds, which were appropriated in the FY26 state budget, will be used to support local food processing, aggregation, and distribution. Grants will be available for collaborative projects from $1,000 to $250,000 and for individual projects from $1,000 to $75,000. “Strong agriculture depends on

Very cold temperatures continue Saturday, spotty flurries Sunday afternoon

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It's a very cold morning out there with wind chills about -5 to -15. After this cold start, temperatures only make it to about 20 degrees this afternoon and with the breeze it'll feel even colder. Overnight lows once again drop into the single digits but lighter winds should keep wind chill values in check. [...]
Jaime Travers