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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 […]

An investigation is underway after a train and a vehicle were involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon in the Metro East.

Today on TAP: The stock market, financial writers, and the Fed have one thing in common: excessive gloom.

ALTON - Marquette Catholic’s Paige Rister has been a consistent force for Marquette’s girls' cross country and track and field programs for several years. Paige was Marquette Catholic’s top finisher in the Granite City Invitational with a time of 22:25.1. In both cross country and track and field, she is always consistent in her finishes. Paige is one of the Tucker’s Automotive Repair and Tire Female Athletes of the Month for the Explorers. “I felt amazing to finish first for Marquette in the Granite City Meet,” she said. “The rain and mud were very challenging. Having positive support from my parents, teammates, and coaches is the key to my ability to succeed. “I have always loved running since I was in grade school, and when I got the chance to run my freshman year for cross country, I was very excited. My future plans this year are to get better to continue to take off more time off the clock, and to maintain my grades.” Paig

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Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive vinyl releases that will be available during the 2022 edition of its annual Black Friday event, taking place at independent record…

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Thomas Wall's lawyer said he's happy prosecutors dropped charges after considering additional evidence.