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A civil rights attorney filed a lawsuit in St. Louis Circuit Court yesterday accusing Mayor Tishaura Jones, City Counselor Sheena Hamilton and others of "repeatedly, knowingly, and purposely" violating state transparency laws. If the allegations are proven, the lengthy legal complaint could cost the city more than $500,000 over Sunshine Law violations alone, with the potential for legal fees on top of that. The suit is being brought by Elad Gross, a lawyer who ran to be the Democratic nominee for Missouri attorney general in 2020.

ALTON - The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, presented by Alton Main Street and the Sierra Club, is a celebration of our river through art, music, and conservation. The 16th Annual event will be held at Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater on Saturday, September 17th from 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., and there is no charge for admission. This year’s theme is Amplify the River, and local artists have been commissioned to build large installations that will enhance the festival grounds. The Riverbend Yarn Bombers are knitting & crocheting a colorful textile sculpture that will encompass the fountain at Riverfront Park, entitled “Eyes on the River”. Kooliverse will present eye-opening artworks of wonder and intrigue, including a 16-foot kaleidoscope. An amazing light show is in store from local projection artists, and there will be a meet and greet with a river mermaid. Jacoby Arts Center has lined up an amazing art playground of performances and interactive experiences, featurin

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Ozzy Osbourne is giving you a peek behind the Patient Number 9 curtain. The Black Sabbath frontman has announced a three-part documentary series detailing the making of his brand-new solo…

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The bas-relief portrait of Pope Francis will be exhibited at the Casina Pio IV, which is home to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called up 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to help organize shelter, food and medical care for migrants arriving by bus from Texas.

WASHINGTON — Farmers and academics at a Wednesday hearing stressed the need for members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee to support regenerative agriculture farming practices in the upcoming farm bill in order to protect topsoil. U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott said he held the hearing to discuss ways policymakers and the Department […]

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WASHINGTON – Public relations firms aligned with oil and gas companies have tested the limits of their industry ethics and caused major slowdowns to federal climate change policy, Democrats on a U.S. House panel said at a Wednesday hearing. The firms’ conduct went beyond the bounds of ethical public relations work, Democrats on the House […]

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A counselor at Camp Wartburg said she was groomed and repeatedly sexually assaulted by her 39-year-old supervisor when she was 17, a lawsuit said.

A former Bayer Crop Science executive has taken over as CEO of St. Louis agriculture technology startup Plastomics Inc., where she'll focus on commercializing its crop improvement technology.

One of the St. Louis region's largest operators of senior living facilities has hired for a newly created post that officials say is "extremely uncommon in aging services."

The workers claim the e-commerce giant is "not even trying" to live up to its claim as being the best employer on the planet. Here's how much more they believe they should be paid.

Civil rights advocates in St. Louis on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the conditions at the city jail, where six detainees have died since April.

The crash happened at 37th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Washington Park, according to a MetroLink spokesperson.

The French have always been a philosophical people.

PONTIAC - The Seventh Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference will be held Thursday – Sunday, October 20 – 23, in Pontiac, Illinois, with the theme “America's Main Street Welcomes the World.” Four days of speakers, tours, museums, shopping, networking, a Classic Rock band, a comedy show, a 1980s film featuring Pontiac, plus great food and fun await Route 66 enthusiasts, Illinois historians, tourism professionals, and anyone just wanting to have a great weekend of fun on Illinois Route 66! This year's event is dedicated to the legacy of Route 66 and Chicago historian and author, David Clark, who passed away in January 2022. David was a great friend to the Miles of Possibility conference, and his program from last year's event will be re-played at this year's conference, followed by a panel of friends and colleagues sharing reminiscences and stories of David and his contributions to Route 66. The Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference was founded in

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ST. LOUIS - Construction on Katie's Pizza & Pasta Osteria's new Ballpark Village location is underway. The restaurant at 751 Clark Street across from Gate 4 at Busch Stadium will be the restaurant's third location. It is set to open by spring 2023. Spiegelglass Construction Company is the general contractor and TAO + LEE Associates [...]

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Yadi will be sporting a custom mask celebrating the momentous start.

Matt Levine, over at Bloomberg, whose coverage of the Elon Musk/Twitter saga has been excellent (his coverage of most things has been excellent, but especially the Musk/Twitter stuff), recently wrote that he was coming to the conclusion that Elon Musk simply does not know what a merger agreement means. As he explains, if you want […]