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Abe Givins sunk into a leather armchair at the Cola Private Lounge in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon, where his company hosted a panel of doctors speaking about medical marijuana. Givins is co-owner of Village, which advertises itself as the only vertically-integrated medical marijuana company in Missouri that’s 100% minority owned — meaning they have […]

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Some Missouri residents say they are putting off health care needs because the state has been slow to approve Medicaid applications. The governor's office expected roughly 275-thousand people to gain coverage in the first year of Medicaid expansion. Only about 60-thousand have signed up so far.

It will be mostly cloudy and cold Wednesday morning. In the afternoon we'll see mostly sunny and mild temperatures, with highs in the 50's.

A Indigenous-led community group says: See you in court.

'Worn' by Sofi Thanhauser and the HBOMax series 'Station Eleven' offer novel ways to think about what we wear.

ST. LOUIS - Virtue Vein and Lymphatic Center, a locally owned clinic with seven locations throughout Southwest Missouri and Illinois, is raising awareness about a condition that can cause tingling or weakness in your shoulders or arms. Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of disorders that occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between your collarbone and your first rib are compressed. This syndrome can lead to various symptoms, such as shoulder and neck pain and potential numbness in your fingers. Thoracic outlet syndrome can be caused by repetitive injuries, pregnancy, poor posture, a traumatic event like a car accident, or anatomical defects , such as having an extra rib. “Patients experiencing these symptoms such as shoulder or neck pain are often unaware of this condition and may unknowingly be causing it to worsen by simple everyday activities such as wearing a heavy purse on your shoulder,” said Raffi Krikorian MD, owner of Virtue Vein an

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ST. LOUIS - A man was shot in the stomach early Wednesday morning in Alton, Illinois, but then he drove to a Love's truck stop in St. Louis. From the Love's truck stop in the 6100 block of North Broadway, he was transported to an area hospital. From Alton, Illinois to the truck stop is [...]

Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge returned to touring Tuesday night in Norfolk, Connecticut, almost exactly two years after he was forced off the road because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lodge…

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Short term, it’ll be hard to avoid recession. Long term, we missed the moment for a cheap green transition, but may have broken the resistance to a sustainable future.

In addition to $105 million to pay for the America’s Center expansion, the St. Louis County Council votes 5-2 to add $40 million for a north county rec center.

The Biden administration has promised a decision by May.

Members of Congress would be allowed to continue trading industry funds under the two leading stock trading ban bills in Congress.

Legalization supporters assert the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign would, if successful, give current medical marijuana businesses the first shot at full recreational sales.

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Wilson spoke Tuesday to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly.

A resolution heard in a House committee Tuesday would give lawmakers control of MoDOT and Department of Conservation funding.

The legislation is among dozens of proposed changes in law that came out of the response to the pandemic.

Stephanie Rudloff of French Village, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Two females and a male were shot late Tuesday night in a north St. Louis neighborhood, police said.