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A former federal agent from Cahokia, Illinois was convicted last week on a trio of crimes involving sex with an underage girl living abroad.

A spokesperson with Kirkwood Police Department said it is an isolated incident and there is no threat or safety concern to surrounding neighborhoods.

Tracy D. Smith is found unfit to stand trial in the 2020 shooting death of Karolyn Williams.

"Racist attacks like this have no place in hockey and should be investigated and reported on."

Across the United States, parents of formula-fed infants are being met with empty store shelves, as a nation-wide shortage of baby formula continues. In February there was a massive baby formula recall from a major supplier in the U.S., Abbott Nutrition, after reports of infant hospitalizations and two deaths were linked to a bacterial infection stemming from formula. The Michigan-based plant has been shut down since – adding fuel to an already volatile situation, as formula availability was previously strained by supply chain issues. Dr. Terry Ho is an OSF HealthCare pediatrician. He says he and his peers are getting questions daily from parents wondering what to do if their formula supply dries up completely. “Definitely it has been an issue, and we're getting a lot of phone calls and contacts from families about what's the next step and what to do. And that's really what we recommend families to do, is contact us. Contact your pediatrician and we can hopefully hel

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The first trailer for the upcoming official David Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream has debuted at Bowie's official YouTube channel. The promo features a variety of clips of Bowie performing live…

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The law affects more than 13,000 state employees, who work in mental health facilities, youth detention homes and other state offices.

MARION - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 officials announce the arrest of Christopher L. Sollers, a 41-year-old male of Marion, Illinois, for two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 1 Felony) and one count of Unlawful Restraint (Class 4 Felony). In March of 2022, ISP DCI Zone 7 Agents investigated an incident of alleged sexual abuse. Through the course of the investigation, Zone 7 agents were able to locate evidence that supported the allegation and the investigation was turned over to the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office. On May 20, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m., ISP DCI Zone 7 Agents arrested Sollers in Marion, IL following the issuance of a Jackson County arrest warrant. Sollers was transported to the Williamson County Jail with a bond amount set by the court of $5,000/10% to apply. There is no further information available. DCI Zone 7 Agents were assisted by the Marion Police Department in the investigation

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As they say, nothing’s more American than grabbing a slice of pizza and heading to Busch Stadium to cheer on the St. Louis Cardinals. Actually, the saying is about hot dogs, but in St. Louis, pizza fits the bill and, as everyone knows, there's no team more baseball than the Cards. But anyway, soon, St. Louis residents will be able to enjoy an upgraded version of that slice thanks to Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria.

ST. LOUIS - Bryon Dawayne Pierson Jr., an Alton native, has organized a Black Tech STL Meetup planned to start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Tech Artista Downtown at 401 Pine St. in St. Louis. Pierson said the purpose of the event is to bring visibility to professionals who are actively working or who have worked to grow black technology in the St. Louis area. "A group of black entrepreneurs that owns tech startups in St. Louis right now wanted to create an event that brings together the brightest minds in black entrepreneurship and tech in STL to talk about growing black tech," he said. "This event will have free food and networking from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Then a panel discussion about being black and growing tech in STL from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. After the event, patrons are welcome to meet at Trust inside of Tech Artista Downtown to further the conversation." The event moderator will be Jonathan Allen. Entrepreneur Quarterly Panelists will be Tara Nesbitt- Harmonee

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"Summer by the Mississippi" runs June 3 through August 28 at The Sheldon Art Galleries.

Two professors explain how tolerance of bigotry at colleges and universities undermines democracy and quality scholarship.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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An expansion to the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, which leaders say is long overdue, is finally underway, with a groundbreaking on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

The NHL said Monday that St. Louis police are investigating threats made toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri, who has been the subject of racist social media posts since he was involved in a collision that ended the season of Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington.

This column was inspired by a discussion with Missouri Independent Reporter Rudi Keller the day after the 2022 legislative session adjourned. We reminisced about earlier years when there seemed to be a more intense focus on the specific details of public policy rather than ideology and pondered what caused the change. Has it been the […]

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