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ST. LOUIS — Independence Day is coming soon and many people plan to attend fireworks displays, a backyard picnic, or just enjoy the outdoors. The American Red Cross wants you to enjoy a fun-packed, safe holiday and offers these tips you can follow over the upcoming holiday: FIREWORKS SAFETY The safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend a public firework show put on by professionals. Stay at least 500 feet away from the show. Leave any area immediately where untrained amateurs are using fireworks. If you are setting fireworks off at home, follow these safety steps: Never give fireworks to small children, and never throw or point a firework toward people, animals, vehicles, structures or flammable materials. Always follow the instructions on the packaging. Keep a supply of water close by as a precaution. Make sure the person lighting fireworks always wears eye protection. Light only one firework at a time and never attempt to relight "a dud." Store fireworks i

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ALTON - On Saturday, July 9, the Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois, Community Cultivators, and the Village of Godfrey will host a Pollinator Party at the Jaime Hines Prairie at LaVista Park in Godfrey in honor of the region’s ongoing work to protect pollinators and create a culture of conservation. During the Pollinator Party, community artists will unveil the Prairie Portal—an outdoor sculpture designed by Merrilyn Shoemaker and Tom Cundiff—and guests will have the opportunity to learn about the importance of prairies and pollinators like Monarch butterflies. Community members and activists are invited to register for the pollinator party at bit.ly/pollinatorparty22 . “The Jaime Hines Prairie at LaVista is in its third year of growth thanks to Godfrey resident and native plant enthusiast Trevor Bennett. He worked with the Village of Godfrey's Parks and Recreation Department to establish phase one of the prairie,” said Christine Favilla, co-Coordinator

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The governor wants lawmakers to return to the Capitol for a special session.

Some say the law is too ambiguous and are concerned that physicians can’t intervene with an abortion until a pregnant woman is close to certain death.

CHANGING CHANNELS: The recent purchase of a low-power STL television station by Gray Television, which bought KMOV (Channel 4) in December, is just one of a number of purchases the Atlanta-based media company has made in recent months.

Fair Saint Louis brings people together from across the country to celebrate America’s Biggest Birthday Party. The fair is three days of world-class live entertainment

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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Today the Census Bureau released construction spending numbers for May. As usual for the past two years, nonresidential construction spending was down: More interestingly, residential construction spending is down for the first time since mid-2020: I imagine this is just the start of a longer turndown in housing. But it probably won't be severe. I ...continue reading "Raw data: Construction spending in the US"

Christian Ferguson was 9 years old when his father claimed he was kidnapped during a carjacking. He was never seen again.

St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer has come up with a plan to address the rising homelessness in the city of St Charles. The plan would cost St. Charles taxpayers about $7 million.

The City of Creve Coeur said the biggest expense is a new refrigeration system.

A St. Louis County father accused of killing his disabled 9-year-old son Christian back in 2003 has been found guilty.

Sigh, here we go. Back in 2014, Wreal LLC filed a trademark infringement suit against Amazon. Why? Well, Wreal has a product called FyreTV that it describes as “the Netflix of porn.” Amazon has a streaming service for decidedly non-pornographic content called Fire TV. Wreal came into court armed with a couple of social media […]