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In today's A Place to Call Home, you'll meet Brandon. He's a typical 12-year-old with a great smile and a love for all sports.

Five St. Louis-area Starbucks stores have filed for unionization. Two workers discussed what’s driving these efforts, as Wash U’s Jake Rosenfeld gives insight to the wave of unionizations sweeping the nation.

Robert Williams, 58, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after admitting to falsely receiving roughly $2.5 million in COVID-19 relief loans.

In addition to the harmful impact on the lives of St. Louisans, our region’s longstanding challenges — from failing schools to troubling crime rates, slow economic growth, and our steady decline in prosperity and national prominence — have placed a significant burden on St. Louis businesses for several decades. These challenges negatively impact the quality of our employment base, our ability to recruit talent from other cities, our region’s overall economy and GDP, and our competitiveness…

ALTON - The Third Annual Easter Ham Giveaway in Alton was once again a blessing to many in the area in need. Hams and side items were distributed on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Crisis Food Center, 21 East 6 th Street in Alton. Crisis Food Center (CFC) again partnered with Midwest Members Credit Union (MMCU) to give away free Hams and side items for Easter. The two organizations went 50/50 on the hams, and in addition, Crisis Food Center is donating the side items to go along with the hams. This is the third time CFC and MMCU have teamed up for this giveaway. Derrick Richardson, CFC board member and former MMCU board member, said the Easter Ham Giveaway was "a great success." "We gave out all the hams in less than an hour," he said. "MMCU and CFC renewed their commitment to continue to do this annually. We had a fun day. The employees who participated were fantastic in the way they helped set up and engaged with the community. It wouldn't have been a success without them. Easter i

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ST. LOUIS - The area is bracing for the possibility of severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes on Wednesday after a report this afternoon from the National Weather Service in St. Louis. “We have high confidence a significant severe weather event will occur on Wednesday with widespread severe thunderstorms expected,” NWS said on Tuesday. “The greatest threat and most intense severe weather will occur from around midday through the afternoon. There is a high probability of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.” The prediction is that the prime time in the St. Louis region will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, so there will be a concern with school dismissals on the day. The NWS said that widespread wind damage could be a concern over Southern Illinois. The good news is the storms will be gone by Wednesday evening and sunny and cooler weather is predicted for Thursday with a high of 64 degrees. Friday and Saturday highs are predicted at 66 and 61 degrees respectively.

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Gottfried is most well known for his role in Disney's "Aladdin" as the parrot Iago and as Digit LeBoid in the PBS kid's show "Cyberchase."

A St. Louis-based manufacturer of pet foods, treats and supplements has merged with an Italian pet food brand that's a sibling under its new European owner.

The suspect's stolen car was later found abandoned.

I went to a wedding this weekend! Here's an artsy shot. Oh, and my old friends at Mother Jones are having a fundraiser. Go give them some money! They deserve it. And be sure to read Monika Bauerlein's letter about why the fundraiser is a little late this year. I confess that I was never ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

"'64 Cardinals" due to hit shelves Friday and will look at the World Series-winning team that introduced Bob Gibson and Lou Brock to a wider world.

Bon Appetit magazine last week ran a story, "What Is Provel Cheese," written by a Phoenix native whose boyfriend is from the St. Louis area.

We’ve noted for years that the adtech sector is a convoluted, unregulated hellscape, where consumer data is bought and sold with nothing remotely close to competent oversight. The end result is just about what you’d expect: a percussive parade of massive scandals in which location, financial, and other sensitive data is bought, sold, leaked, abused, […]

Elaine Brewer thought she was out of options. Therapy didn't solve her constant anxiety and depression. Nor did five different antidepressant prescriptions.

Today on TAP: Macron’s been a disaster, but far worse disasters await should he lose.

Bobby Whitlock is best known as a member of Eric Clapton's 1970s band Derek and the Dominos, but in recent years, the singer, keyboardist and songwriter also has become a…

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A Eureka police officer and a school resource officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a stolen vehicle pursuit.

As nurses, my husband and I witnessed truly awful and devastating things treating patients on the frontlines of this pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died, while the millions who survived, now faced with disability, are left to grapple with the harsh realities of long COVID-19. Among those millions of people living with long-term […]

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