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After a career in industrial sales, local entrepreneur Scott Carlson is bringing a new commercial landscaping brand to the St. Louis region.

When the NCAA gave the green light for student-athletes to begin cashing in on their name, image and likeness (NIL), University of Missouri-Columbia quarterback Brady Cook said his mindset was focused on generating a financial return.

With my vacation officially over, it's time to put other things back into the daily photo rotation. This one is a picture of some guys playing a bit of beach volleyball in Laguna Beach a few weeks ago. I don't know who they were, but they were really, really good.

Take a guided bike ride, catch a performance from the Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis, or simply take time to breathe and reflect.

A local Illinois bank is acquiring another with assets of $115.8 million, pushing its total to nearly $1 billion.

Athlytic, a St. Louis-based startup, has developed a software platform to connect collegiate athletes and businesses as they search for name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. Here's how the platform it developed helps facilitate endorsement deals.

GLEN CARBON – The Village of Glen Carbon’s upcoming homecoming celebration marks its 130-Year Anniversary with carnival rides, great music, food and fun for the entire family. Happening Father’s Day Weekend on Fri., June 17 and Sat., June 18, 2022, this event draws a crowd of residents and visitors alike. Plans have been finalized and a variety of vendors have also signed up to be a part of this community-wide event happening on Main Street in Glen Carbon, Illinois. This year’s parade late Saturday afternoon has two Co-Grand Marshals, honoring two local veterans that were selected based on essay nominations. Mr. Bill Newman and Ms. Lakita Fane will lead the parade, kicking off the night’s activities. The festivities kick-off Friday night around 5 p.m. with delicious eats and refreshing drinks. From Philly steaks, burgers to tacos, your dinner plans will be covered all weekend long at this year’s homecoming. A variety of vendors are also available

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So-called “NIL collectives” are a new phenomenon, and type of business entity, that pool together money from a college’s boosters and supporters to fund name, image and likeness deals with student-athletes.

To date, more than 800 individuals have been charged in connection with that day's violent storming of the Capitol building, including 22 Missourians.

Today on TAP: It’s not so much the crime as the homelessness.

With the digital divide threatening to become a communications canyon, a report commissioned by the St. Louis Community Foundation and Regional Business Council (RBC) concludes the region must take immediate action to reduce the gap.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis jail guard has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for allowing two detainees to beat another inmate in his cell …

Founding Toto keyboardist/singer David Paich will release his debut solo EP, Forgotten Toys, on August 19. In advance of the record, Paich has released one of the tracks, the soaring,…

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Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Spencer Toder joins St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg to share why he is running to replace outgoing Sen. Roy Blunt, as well as his positions on a litany of topics impacting both Missouri and the United States including gun control, abortion and the current elevated inflation rate.

The federal government has unlimited money to burn. That’s how we end up here with the federal government being told for a second time that it can’t walk away from a civil lawsuit just because it unilaterally decided to stop violating the plaintiff’s rights. US citizen Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit made its way to the Ninth […]

Demetrious Johnson, who played in the NFL from 1983 to 1987, said that key to the name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for the college player he represents is ensuring they don't interfere with the student-athlete's academic and athletic responsibilities at Mizzou.

The week ahead offers a number of landmark music events in the river city as Jazz St. Louis continues its belated 25-year anniversary with the JSL @ 25 show series, which includes singer and saxophonist Grace Kelly alongside other contemporary jazz greats. The last three days of Twangfest are sure to pack Off Broadway on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Ha Ha Tonka, the Jawhawks and Cracker all headlining their respective nights.

For years, rural lawmakers and farm groups worked to block the 4,000-megawatt project worth an estimated $2 billion.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to temporarily remove a firearm from an individual who is adjudged to pose a threat to themselves or others. In a 224-202 nearly party line vote, the House passed Georgia Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath’s bill, known as the […]

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