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Consumer products giant P&G plans $180 million of work at St. Louis factory that makes Cascade, Swiffer products.

O’FALLON - The sixth annual BaconFest is going to be held this Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sgt. Charles A. Fricke VFW Post 805 in O'Fallon, located at 221 W. 1st St. The event will feature food vendors, non-food vendors, a dunk tank and more, and the event’s proceeds support Relief Funds for veterans. SugarFire, Spud Shack, Peel Wood Fired Pizza and many others will join several food vendors that will be serving up bacon-related items, in addition to non-food vendors offering crafts and more. VFW Post 805 Senior Vice President Marcia Crawford said this year will see several new vendors, including some traditionally non-food vendors that are getting in on the bacon action this year. “A lot of people are new this year. We have a lot of craft vendors this year,” Crawford said. “I’ve got a real estate agent - one of their people has their food handler’s license, so they’re going to serve mac and cheese with bacon

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Police said the cyclist, 47-year-old Danyell McMiller, died at the hospital shortly after the crash.

Along with leaves turning colors, the fall in even-numbered years often features political campaigns sparring over who is and is not willing to debate. And this year, that biennial squabble …

A new exhibition celebrating the performance history of Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will open October 15 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. "Bruce Springsteen Live!" will…

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Looking to plan one last late-summer road trip or look ahead for fall travels? Southern Illinois might be the next destination for you.

GODFREY – Just shy of 1,000 riders will converge on Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus this weekend to change the world for people affected by multiple sclerosis at the 2022 Bike MS: Gateway Getaway Ride. The two-day ride, hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), will start and finish Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11 at Lewis and Clark, as it has since 2015. “We are proud to partner with the NMSS each year for this inspiring event,” said L&C Vice President of Administration Lori Artis, who has ridden as a member of the Trailblazers team during previous years. “The energy on campus on Bike MS weekend is contagious and exciting. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for thousands of visitors to not only experience our campus but also our district communities.” Riders will tackle their choice of 25-, 50-, 75- and 100-mile routes both days, traveling along the limestone bluffs on the Great River Road and

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Some DEA agent field-tested sidewalk chalk and managed to arrive at this conclusion: Rainbow fentanyl is being sold in multiple forms, according to the DEA, including as pills, powder and blocks that resemble sidewalk chalk. This is from The Hill’s stenography of DEA bullshit, which doesn’t even remain consistent over the course of the six […]

Democratic Rep. Tracy McCreery is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. She joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about not only the upcoming special session, but her candidacy to be the state Senator for Missouri's 24th District, which is considered to be the most competitive Senate race this election cycle.

In August, St. Louis was hit with restaurant closings, hit-and-runs, car theft hijinks and FBI raids. Plus the viral TikTok "Kia Boys" trend took the city by storm (in a bad way) and speaking of storms, people were still reeling from the flood damage.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A man acting as a lookout for catalytic converter thieves will be spending the next nine months in prison and paying $46,001 in restitution. A judge sentenced D’Ante Carter, 38, for his involvement in stealing 39 of the devices that contain trace amounts of precious metals from vehicles. Court documents say [...]

Funded through the American Rescue Plan, the program has provided $500 one-time payments to more than 9,000 eligible St. Louis households

This story originally appeared in the Missouri Independent. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has lined up behind a U.S. Supreme Court case legal experts believe could radically reshape how federal elections are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from intervening. Ashcroft announced last week that his office had filed an amicus brief in support of Republicans in North Carolina who are asking the nation’s highest court to restore a Congressional map that was rejected as a partisan gerrymander by that state’s Supreme Court.

This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on September 6, 2022.  A warehouse developer is planning another industrial park in St. Louis County, this time with three new buildings on 90.95 acres. Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development received zoning approval Thursday from the Maryland Heights City Council for River Valley Commerce Center, a development of three large warehouses […]

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A development official said St. Louis won a competitive search to keep and expand the factory. It and an entertainment proposal farther north "will continue to transform our riverfront, bring training and quality job opportunities to the citizens of St. Louis and invest in the revitalization of North City," he said.

HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip that a resident was in possession of child pornography and after an investigation, a felony arrest warrant was issued. Tammy E. Wurtsbaugh, 40, of Hardin, has been charged in the case. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said it executed a thorough investigation of the situation prior to the arrest. On August 30, Wurtsbaugh was arrested and taken into custody for the aforementioned offense. She is currently held in Greene County Jail. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said it would like to thank the Illinois State Police Digital Crimes Unit for its assistance in this case. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty.

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