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David Maas originally pleaded not guilty and had plans to go to trial this week.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.22% for the week ended Aug. 11 — up from 4.99% the prior week.

St. Charles has plans for Frenchtown, just north of the Main Street entertainment strip. And one of them is to turn the beloved pocket park, at North Second and Randolph streets, into a parking lot.

A St. Louis-based nonprofit organization focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain for pharmaceutical ingredients is embarking on its first project, seeking to boost production of a drug to treat brain cancer.

Scary times in Dana Point this weekend. As her father looked on frozen in terror, a little girl on a bodyboard was scrutinized by a hideous alien monster looking for a snack. In this high-resolution photo, you can even see the toxic venom dripping from its dreadful maw. You will not see this in the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Panera Bread Co., the bakery-cafe operator known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., will have a new CFO next week, as will its parent company, Panera Brands Inc.

Over the weekend Vox published about the millionth article informing us that our response to monkeypox is a total clusterfuck and bears an uncanny resemblance to our infamous COVID-19 clusterfuck. Sure. Maybe. Generally speaking, though, I sometimes wonder how fast these newly-minted critics think a country should be able to roll out a massive testing ...continue reading "No, monkeypox is not a repeat of COVID-19"

EDWARDSVILLE - Metro Community Church in Edwardsville has released information about incidents shared with local police departments of several reported instances of persons associated with the church receiving texts from someone impersonating Lead Pastor Seth Conerly. "The texts ask that a gift card be purchased and sent to Seth for the purposes of giving to people in need — to be reimbursed at a later date — and then pictures of the gift card information be shared," the church said in a release. "The texts end with the signature “Seth Conerly.” Local police departments are investigating the scam. Metro Community Church Director of Operations John Helmcamp said the church has turned it over to the police and noted that this type of situation has occurred with another church in Granite City over the last week. “We are aware this has happened with two different churches, and there could be more,” he said. “We wanted to make sure people were

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Johnson & Johnson announced that it will eliminate talc-based baby powder from its product portfolio worldwide by 2023 and transition to producing and selling only cornstarch-based baby powder. “We continuously evaluate and optimize our portfolio to best position the business for long-term growth,” the company said in a statement announcing the discontinuation. “This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation, and meet the needs of our consumers, customers…

BELLEVILLE — Illinois American Water is accepting applications for its 2022 Firefighter Grant Program. Through this program, the company provides financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations in its service areas. Eligible fire departments can apply online by visiting www.illinoisamwater.com - News & Community - Firefighter Grant Program. According to Justin Ladner, president of Illinois American Water, the Firefighter Grant Program provides another opportunity to support public safety. He said, “Our team of professionals treat the water and test every fire hydrant annually to support local fire protection. The Firefighter Grant program is one more way we can strengthen our partnerships with local heroes and support the communities we serve.” Since 2010, Illinois American Water has awarded over $760,000 for over 770 grants to Illinois fire departments. Fire departments-districts are eligible for one grant per year. Uniformed professional and volunteer

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An Ohio woman admitted to lying to federal investigators to try and recover tens of thousands of dollars that had been intercepted on its way to romance scammers in the St. Louis area.

Today on TAP: With the climate bill safely signed into law, Biden can get on with this long-delayed executive action.

The relationship between co-founding Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend has historically been quite contentious at times, although the two seemed to have developed a close bond during the…

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  The HFW Cos., a St. Louis-based professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector for investments, has added a Texas land surveying company to its growing portfolio. HFW said this week that it has formed a “strategic growth partnership” with 4Ward Land Surveying, an Austin, Texas-based business that […]