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Elephant Rocks State Park open late hours for spectacular viewing

The Wall Street Journal has an update for us. A month ago they reported that average pay for CEOs of large companies had increased to $14.2 million last year. But now we have final figures: The median pay package for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies reached $14.7 million in 2021, setting a sixth-straight ...continue reading "CEO pay is up 78% over the past decade"

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Craft Alliance is pleased to present Other Ways of Knowing, a solo exhibition with Kansas City-based ceramic artist Casey Whittier.   Like so many of

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Green Door Art Gallery proudly presents Botanicals & Blooms II, A celebration of all things floral and botanical. The exhibit features sculptural gourd vessels by

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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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Immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s artwork like you’ve never seen it before.  Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will be in St. Louis at the

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Admission to the Missouri History Museum and this special exhibit is free.   Women, often portrayed as secondary characters in the city’s formation, were actually

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So today’s post will speak for itself. I snapped these photos during a recent morning at the Missouri Botanical Garden—one of the nation’s premier botanical sites. My friend, Lucy, (the plant whisperer) was in town. She had never been to Shaw’s Garden (as it was originally... 

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Police said they arrived around 10:45 p.m. to the 3800 block of Eichelberger in the city's Bevo neighborhood where they found a man dead.

The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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A city alderwoman discusses a plan for getting people to lock up firearms. A hospital organization addresses immediate and continued trauma.

(AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula as supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. Months of …

DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS – The Capital Development Board (CDB) today announced over $46 million in investments are moving forward to improve and renovate various state agency buildings in the state’s southern regions and $339,800 is going to Alton Mental Health Center. The project includes replacing and expanding the existing duress system. Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County will receive $6,966,500. The Jersey project includes upgrading the water supply system to the park by connecting to the Jersey County Rural Water District or upgrading and fully staffing the existing water plant after determining the cost/benefit of each option. Also included is replacing the deteriorated water distribution system throughout the park. The funding will help address deferred maintenance projects at state agencies that have been stalled due to a lack of investment by previous administrations. “As a member of the House Appropriations - Human Services Committee, I know too wel

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The 2022 session was mostly defined by a bitter Republican rift over new congressional maps, required to be redrawn every 10 years.

EDWARDSVILLE - May is National Stop the Bleed Month and on Thursday, May 19, the Edwardsville Fire Department, along with partners from Anderson Hospital Region IV EMS will be offering complimentary Stop the Bleed classes at the Edwardsville Public Safety Building. The Edwardsville Fire Department, along with partners from Anderson Hospital Region IV EMS will offer "Stop The Bleed Classes" on May 19 at the times listed below: 9 – 10:15 a.m. 4 – 5:15 p.m. 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. Self-guided online courses can also be taken, and participants can print the completion letter and contact the Fire Department to schedule the hands-on practical and receive your completion certificate. Visit https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/online-course . Prior registration is required to maintain social distancing. For questions about the Stop The Bleed program or to register for a class at the Edwardsville Public Safety Building, call 618-692-7540. During this month and on

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SPRINGFIELD – In the second week of Women’s Health Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today affirmed its commitment to covering abortion care for all Medicaid customers in the state of Illinois. As a freedom of choice state, Illinois is one of only 16 states that go beyond federal Medicaid limits and use state funds to cover abortions for people enrolled in Medicaid. The department covers both surgical and medical abortion services. “In this state, when we say that healthcare is a right and not a privilege, that includes the right to make reproductive health decisions – full stop,” said HFS Director Theresa Eagleson . “Every woman in our state deserves comprehensive and affordable access to health care, including abortion if that is the right decision for her. The choice to carry a baby to term is a physical, emotional, and economic one for the involved woman and those she

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100 volunteers cleaned up 30 vacant lots in North St. Louis County.