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They characterized the committee’s work as political, designed largely to discredit Trump and distract from current vexing economic issues.

Former Director of The City of St. Louis Civil Rights Enforcement Agency joins our growing team! As Policy Catalyst, Charles will lead Trailnet’s strategic policy and advocacy agenda through coalition-building, …

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A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged two groups supporting then-President Donald Trump planned the riot …

A West End man charged with killing his McDonald’s coworker on Tuesday, June 7, appeared in court for the first time this afternoon, pleading not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed-criminal action. According to a probable cause statement, 19-year-old Terrance King was working his job at the McDonald’s on Hampton Avenue near Highway 44 on Tuesday evening when he got into an argument with his coworker, 23-year-old Kevyn Henderson. The restaurant’s manager then escorted King outside.

A St. Louis-based private equity firm has sold the flooring business it's built since 2017 to a Minneapolis-based private investment firm.

MORO - Debra Reed, regional director of operations at Crest Healthcare Consulting , has been named a "Woman of Distinction" by McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a national competition for the skilled nursing industry. Reed was also named a “Veteran VIP” - a woman with over 15 years of industry experience - by a panel of industry experts for her contributions to the field of skilled nursing. She was presented with an award at a ceremony that was held in Chicago on May 12. Reed said that her husband Scott and their two daughters - Amber and Cassie - are “so proud” of her accomplishment, and she is equally proud of her team at Crest Healthcare Consulting. “It is humbling to be recognized by McKnight’s,” Reed said. “This also honors my team, as it supports the terrific job they have all done during the pandemic.” Crest Healthcare Consulting provides consulting services to central/southern Illinois

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“I really want them to track this person down,” said the mother. “I don’t want anybody else’s kids going through this stuff."

A publicly traded industrial real estate trust with a growing presence in St. Louis has purchased an industrial building in St. Louis County for $8.5 million.

Residents living in some majority Black neighborhoods in St. Louis have a 18-year lower life expectancy than residents of majority white neighborhoods less than 10 miles away, a regional health study found. For over a century, Black St. Louis residents have experienced housing policies and development strategies that have trapped generations in segregated and disinvested neighborhoods, […]

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One of the largest school districts in the area will start to require masks starting Monday.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School Principal Daren DePew announced that 514 students from GCHS earned Honor Roll accolades for the second semester of the 2021-22 school year. Students who obtained a grade point average of 5.0 or higher during the second semester earned High Honor Roll accolades, while students who achieved a 4.2 GPA or higher earned Honor Roll status. To view the complete list of honorees, click on the Honor Roll link for each graduation year: CLASS OF 2022 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2023 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2024 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2025 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll For more information about Granite City School District #9, visit www.gcsd9.net .

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PONTOON BEACH - In an effort to keep the Madison County Transit (MCT) Trails clean, welcoming, and appropriate for all ages, MCT is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individuals or groups vandalizing or dumping on the MCT Trails. Although MCT has offered this reward for several years, a recent increase in vandalism and graffiti on the MCT Trails has prompted this reminder. In many cases, the graffiti that is appearing on the trails and in the tunnels is inappropriate, lewd, and not in line with MCT’s mission to provide Madison County residents and visitors with a safe, scenic, and family-friendly venue for outdoor recreation or transportation. Most of the graffiti is being found on the MCT Trails in the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon area. In addition to offering the reward, MCT is partnering with local law enforcement from various municipalities to track these incidents, investigate, and hopefully soon apprehend the offender. “W

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It’s no secret that China wants to erase from history the student protests at Tiananmen Square, and the resulting massacre by the government, but it keeps proving more and more difficult in the internet age. Even with China’s infamous Great Firewall. The latest example is really quite striking. Li Jiaqi is an astoundingly popular social […]

The Dubb Nubb band members can tell you many things, but one is for sure: There is no music scene like St. Louis’. A local folk band, Dubb Nubb has been playing for over a decade in the area, with brief pauses to pursue other dreams. Started by twin sisters Delia (who has written for the RFT) and Hannah Rainey as teenagers, the band now includes the sisters plus Todd Anderson on bass and John Hamms on drums.

We return you now to our regular Friday programming featuring fully American cats. In today's photo, Charlie is showing off his hunting skills by leaping onto a painted ping pong ball. He mainly likes it because it rolls around nicely and makes a great sound when it bounces off walls. He never quite brings it ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 10 June 2022"

Today on TAP: The January 6th hearings should move us closer to a prosecution of Trump.

The deluxe 50th anniversary reissue of Elton John's fourth studio album, Madman Across the Water, released in late 1971, hit stores Friday. The collection is available now as a super…

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The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was called in Friday to help solve a homicide that occurred late Thursday outside the Madison Meat Market in Madison.