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Some residents have been impacted by flooding three times in the last two weeks.

An East St. Louis homeowner worried about a tree in front of their house that is in danger of falling onto their residence or in the street.

We had a depressing number of Techdirt stories on this site that involve Shaquille O’Neal. I say that as a basketball fan who absolutely adores Shaq’s contributions to the TNT studio broadcasts for the NBA. On the other hand, the times Shaq has made it onto our pages hasn’t been for the best of reasons. […]

ALTON - The James Killion Beautification & Enhancement Committee is "super excited" to once again bring back Movie Nights at James Killion Park on Saturdays in August. The first movie on Saturday, Aug. 6 is “Raya and the Last Dragon.” The opening week is followed by: 8-13-22 - “The Good Dinosaur.” 8-20-22 - “The Bad Guys.” 08-27-22 - “Spider-Man - No Way Home.” The James Killion Committee above consists of om the front row left to right: Sheila Goins, Rosetta Brown, and Christal Love. In the back row, are, from left, Abe Lee Barham, Cassie Gray, Karyn Clanton, and Cas Sheppard. “With successful Movie Nights last year in 2021, we thought it best to bring it back this year,” Goins said. “We had some amazing sponsors step up to make it happen for the youth of our community.” Coleman Campers is the first Movie Night sponsor, then Aug. 13, the sponsor is Gay and Barry Julian, the third movie on Aug. 20 is sponsored

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Local farms have been battling with weather conditions this summer from extreme heat to historic flooding.

I had a thought today. I don't know that it matters much, but here it is. You may recall that I wrote a post a few days ago explaining which metrics are used by NBER to date the starting points of recessions. GDP is not one of those metrics for the monthly dating, but it ...continue reading "Has the US economy really been shrinking?"

Some thoughts on STL social media.

There's a short supply of JYNNEOS vaccines nationwide and locally.

Kansas City-based HNTB, the only firm to submit a bid to design the new MetroLink fare collection gates, would be paid $6.9 million under a proposal submitted by Metro Transit management to the agency's board.

A volunteer disaster relief organization in Bridgeton help flood victims clean up their homes after July's flash flooding.

Oh man, not this again: It was once the most popular boy’s name in France, inspired in part by Hollywood films and boybands. But for the more than 150,000 French Kevins, the name has become so targeted by mockery, comic sketches and class prejudice that a new documentary is hoping to set the record straight ...continue reading "France fights back against Kevin prejudice"

Missouri’s top Democratic lawmakers have yet to receive a formal response to letters urging governors in Kansas and Illinois to help pay for abortions for out-of-state Medicaid patients, though a …

Three people were cited for misdemeanor animal abuse. An expert says this kind of abuse would have started months ago.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is featured on a new song by his wife, singer-songwriter Lauren Monroe.  "Void of Course" was released Friday as an advance track from her forthcoming…

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