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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have debuted a music video for their new cover of the 1965 soul tune "Searching for My Love," which appears on the duo's 2021 collaborative…

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ALTON - Community activist Abe Lee Barham has announced he is making a bid for the Madison County Board. Barham made his announcement at My Just Desserts in Alton. When his daughter, Consuela Barham, introduced Abe Lee at My Just Desserts, some of the highlights of his community involvement were given. Part of what she discussed was that he is co-chair of the Alton Juneteenth Celebration, chairman of the Miles Davis Festival, and Inner City Garden Project in Alton, among many other things. She also said Abe Lee was part of those who helped rename Salu Park to James Killion Park at Salu and a library at Alton High after James Bailey. Lee has assisted the housing authority and has coached youth and volunteered across the Alton community. Lee says he has always tried to be a positive force in the community and voice for those who otherwise didn't have a voice. "We need a new plan for redevelopment in Alton and the county," he said. "It is very important to meet people. I am very passionate

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The St. Louis region dropped to 254 total COVID hospitalizations this past weekend, the lowest reported number since July 10, 2021.

The four suspects escaped after crashing in St. Louis. Police are still searching for them.

Letter to the Editor: Black History Month’s celebrations are unique opportunities to honor contributions made by African American women and men to the freedoms and security of our nation through their service in the United States Armed Forces, often in segregated units experiencing racism and inequality that pervaded the military ranks during those times; serving and fighting in countries around the world for ideals, freedom and fairness they did not enjoy here at home. Regrettably, many of these Sailors and Soldiers’ valor and service helped create our nation’s story are unknown, not recognized, purposely or unintentionally omitted from some of our Nation’s military and scholastic history books. Nonetheless, African Americans participated in Colonial conflicts, the American Revolutionary/ American Civil/Spanish-American Wars, the World Wars, Vietnam War, the Desert Storm, Afghanistan and other actions including the January 6, 2021 Insurrection and Occupation

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ST. LOUIS – Ryan McDaniel, 25, of St. Louis, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark late yesterday afternoon and was sentenced to 179 months in prison for carjacking a Domino’s Pizza driver in February 2021. McDaniel previously pleaded guilty in November. According to the plea agreement, on or about February 5, 2021, McDaniel approached the victim who was making a Domino's pizza delivery at The Residences at Forest Park, a location within the Eastern District of Missouri. Brandishing a handgun, McDaniel demanded the keys to the victim's motor vehicle, a 2020 Mazda CX-30. McDaniel reached in the victim's pocket and grabbed the keys before fleeing the scene in the carjacked vehicle. Minutes after the robbery, officers located the stolen Mazda CX-30 and a lengthy pursuit ensued. McDaniel was eventually taken into custody after the vehicle was disabled. Officers searched the vehicle and found two Springfield XD semiautomatic firearms.

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More than 230 nominations were submitted for the St. Louis Business Journal's 2022 Best Places to Work Awards. The 74 companies identified here stand out as the finalists in this year's program.

Patrisse Cullors, one of the founders of Black Lives Matter, wants us to take "Defund the Police" very, very seriously: Her new book, An Abolitionist’s Handbook, offers 12 steps in the form of a guidebook that everyday activists can use to fight for an abolitionist present and future—and her bold, humanistic approach can be previewed ...continue reading "Patrisse Cullors: Defund the police means just what it sounds like"

If any take has been evergreen over the past few decades, it’s that video games are the source of all the problems with the youth these days. If you want to take that further, you can boil it down to, “that thing kids enjoy but I didn’t grow up with is the reason why everything […]

If any take has been evergreen over the past few decades, it’s that video games are the source of all the problems with the youth these days. If you want to take that further, you can boil it down to, “that thing kids enjoy but I didn’t grow up with is the reason why everything […]

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In July 2018, President Donald Trump faced widespread condemnation for having sided with Russia over U.S. intelligence agencies at his infamous Helsinki summit with dictator Vladimir Putin.…

This story was originally published on The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Water is critical to America’s meat habit. Cows, pigs and chickens drink it. Farmers clean barns and cool animals with it. Meatpackers sanitize plants and wash their product with it. But, most importantly, water grows the crops needed to feed the millions of […]

The post Meat companies lag behind other corporations in the food industry on sustainable water use appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Harris-Stowe State University now has its first African American woman to serve as president of the university.

Police drummer Stewart Copeland made a surprise appearance at Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder's solo concert in Los Angles this past Friday. Vedder invited Copeland on stage for the show's…

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