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Officers spotted someone driving a stolen Dodge Durango in the St. Louis Place neighborhood at around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.

Authors Bob Schwartz, a Harvard Graduate School of Education professor emeritus, and Rachel Lipson, executive director of the Project on Workforce at Harvard University, call community colleges “the workhorses of the American economy,” in a recent Barron’s commentary.

Japanese Festival at Missouri Botanical Gardens Labor Day Weekend Sept.2 and 3 Japanese Festival, a beloved St. Louis tradition, returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden this Labor Day weekend.   The 46th festival will feature sumo wrestling, martial arts demonstrations, calligraphy demonstrations, a magic storyteller, dance performances, an expanded food court with authentic cuisine, and candlelight […]

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For decades, union members have paraded through St. Louis on Labor Day. This year, for the first time, they celebrated the weekend prior with a festival in Florissant.

DOW - This weekend, the Tri-County Antique Club’s 32nd annual “Olden Days” festival celebrated local agriculture with tractor pulls, a car show and more. The festival was set for Aug. 26 and 27, but was canceled on Saturday due to inclement weather. Sunday, Aug. 27 went on as planned with vendors, fair food and music by Jim On The Keyboard. Antique cars were lined up alongside antique tractors. The festival was an homage to the club’s mission statement, including their goal “to promote the appreciation of agricultural history, through the restoration and preservation of antique, vintage and classic automobiles, gasoline and oil engines, gas and steam tractors, farm machinery and other equipment of historical value.” To that end, they encouraged people to sign up for the car show or to display their vintage tractors. One man brought out his 1955 Ford 860 tractor, and he noted that it runs as well as ever with a rebuilt carburetor and looks eve

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A PLAQUE DEDICATION FOR THE LATE SATOKO “SUE” MITCHELL IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 IN FRONT OF 111 RUE ST. FRANCOIS  BEFORE THE START OF THE LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT FESTIVITIES of 2023. The City of Florissant and Florissant Old Town Partners hav e announced a plaque dedication in honor of the late Satoko […]

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ST. LOUIS, COUNTY -- That must be one lucky gas station. A Missouri Lottery player visiting the QuikTrip on Dunn Road won a prize over a million dollars for the second time this year. The most recent player won the August 26 Lotto jackpot, matching all six numbers drawn. The chances of that happening are [...]

For years, the UK government has sought to expand its surveillance powers. And, for years, it has rarely been prevented from doing so. Sure, there’s been a bunch of bureaucratic inactivity and unforced errors (like Brexit) that make it a bit more difficult to push legislation through, but the UK government’s thirst for more power […]

Some of you have noticed that 40 South is back, and it’s changed. It went away in the first place because it’s based on a WordPress theme, and apparently these themes have a lifespan. 40 South’s was going on 10 years, which is pretty old in WordPress years, I’ve learned. The good news is that […]

ST. LOUIS – A Franklin County, Missouri man pled not guilty Friday to recording a sex act with a five-year-old boy in June. Brandon Daniel Espinoza, 19, is charged with the sexual exploitation of a child. This was his first court appearance in the US District Court in St. Louis. The case was part of [...]

The fight over the Missouri abortion ban begins with language. Eager to once again legalize the procedure in the state after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year made way for the General Assembly to ban it, abortion-rights supporters have been floating 11 versions of a petition to ask voters for a change in November […]

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Bruce Springsteen has been getting some flack for not changing up the sets each night on his latest tour with the E Street Band, but he proved he can still throw in…

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ALTON - The rain didn’t stop community members from enjoying a day of food and music at the Alton Food Truck Festival this weekend. Attendees flooded the Alton Amphitheater to try 18 different food trucks on Saturday, Aug. 26. This year marked the ninth year of the Food Truck Festival, and people were excited to check out old favorites and try new meals. Dan Herkert, the chair of the Alton Amphitheater Commission, said the festival is a fun night for the City of Alton and usually draws 5,000 people to the riverfront. “This event’s fun just to see all the people, the melting pot of people from our community and the surrounding area, having a good time,” Herkert said. “There’s a whole lot of division in the world today, but seeing people having fun, making new friends, enjoying good music and good food, is always a bonus.” The food truck owners echoed this sentiment, noting that they enjoy catching up with other trucks and sharing thei

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The sister location in the Shaw neighborhood will remain open, as will Dave and Kara Bailey’s seven other restaurants and event venues.

The owners of Metro East businesses 1929 Pizza & Wine and C&B Boiled Bagels say that they have received death threats in the wake of a festival cancellation that some view as the co-owners' fault. The problems began last Tuesday, August 22, when the Wood River Enrichment Network posted on Facebook that it was cancelling the fifth iteration of its Annual Wood River Food Truck Festival, which would have taken place on Saturday, October 7, in downtown Wood River, Illinois. Though the organizers did not cite a reason for the cancellation, right away commenters began pointing fingers at Amy and Matt Herren, referring to them as owners of local pizza and bagel spots.