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St. Louis Mayor Jones tests positive for COVID
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday night. She was notified that she was exposed to COVID after she attended public events on Wednesday. One of which included a celebration for the new nonstop service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany. After being notified, Jones canceled [...]
Federal subpoenas sought tax abatement records for two properties in north St. Louis
Former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad and Alderman Jeffrey Boyd sponsored tax abatement bills for two properties that were the subjects of federal subpoenas.
Bat in bedroom
Teens swarm downtown and cause damage at apartments. Solution? Ban electric scooters.
U.S. ag secretary lays out Biden administration vision for ‘transformed food system’
The Biden administration has set aside billions of dollars to help the nation’s food supply chain recover from the coronavirus pandemic — and, more recently, the looming global effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and on Wednesday, it announced new funding and a comprehensive overview of how those initiatives mesh. “A transformed food system […]
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Follow signs, plan your route to avoid travel hurdles to Metro East raceway
Illinois State Police and transportation officials are advising race fans to plan their route carefully ahead of this weekend's NASCAR events.
Enjoying libraries with David Friedman(n) (1893-1980)
A nun of unknown order sits quietly at a table under the roof of the public library. She writes diligently in her journal, surrounded by stacks of books, unawar
Just the good ole St. Louis World's Fair
Mercy on track to spend $190 million on St. Anthony's campus by month's end
Mercy has spent nearly $200 million at the former St. Anthony's campus, and has plans to keep building.
St. Louis man dies in head-on crash with semitrailer in Montgomery County, Illinois
A 24-year-old St. Louis man died early Thursday morning after crashing a Ford Mustang head-on into a semitrailer.
6G Hype Begins Despite Fact 5G Hasn’t Finished Disappointing Us Yet
Fifth-generation wireless (5G) was supposed to change the world. According to carriers, not only was it supposed to bring about the “fourth industrial revolution,” it was supposed to revolutionize everything from smart cities to cancer treatment. Simultaneously, conspiracy theorists and internet imbeciles declared that 5G was responsible for everything from COVID-19 to your migraines. Unfortunately for both […]
St. Louis company acquires 300-employee, San Antonio building maintenance outfit
Crash cleared, EB 64 at McKnight now open
UPDATE: The crash cleared at about 8 a.m. ST. LOUIS - Eastbound 64 at McKnight is closed Thursday morning due to a three-car crash. One car was overturned. It happened at about 7 a.m. FOX 2 traffic reporter Amelia Mugavero will continue tracking this incident. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more [...]
Thursday, June 2, 2022 - An ‘Awakenings’ Opera
Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents a world premiere adaptation of Oliver Sacks’ book “Awakenings,” about his promising but ultimately unsuccessful treatments for patients with “sleeping sickness.” Two longtime friends place Sacks’ story in the context of his life as a closeted gay man, something Sacks only disclosed in his memoir shortly before his 2015 death.
NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway sells out
Sunday's NASCAR Enjoy Illinois 300 Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway has sold out.
The Madison, Illinois, raceway's 57,000 seat grandstands, 1,200-plus campsites and dozens of hospitality suite areas will all be full on race day, according to a release from the track. The June 5 race, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Central Time, is the raceway's first sellout and its largest single-day crowd ever.
“We knew our fans were hungry for a NASCAR Cup Series race and the response since the…
Behind the scenes at Lambert's first Lufthansa flight
On Wednesday afternoon, a commercial jetliner headed to continental Europe from Lambert—for the first time in almost 20 years.
Democratic St. Louis County executive candidates debate tonight
ST. LOUIS - The candidates for St. Louis County executive will debate the issues Thursday night. Police union attorney Jane Dueker will take on Dr. Sam Page in the Democratic Primary on August 2.
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