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Nearly 350 jobs expected at new Hazelwood snacks plant
Production is set to begin this month in a new manufacturing plant opening in Hazelwood as a private-label subsidiary of Post Holdings moves processing of its fruit and nut snacks from Canada.
Kasimu Taylor gets back in the groove with upcoming show at the Dark Room
Kasimu Taylor will perform Jan. 7 at the Dark Room at the Grandel.
St. Louis man gets nearly 5 years for robbing undercover St. Charles cop
Dariyon Martin robbed a detective working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
East St. Louis to move to hybrid schedule for city offices due to COVID-19 spike
GOP Missouri Rep. Hill resigning for Florida consulting job
The Big Mad: Dumpling Dummies, Broken Records and Missouri’s January Six
Welcome back to the Big Mad, the RFT's weekly roundup of righteous rage! Because we know your time is short and your anger is hot:
Of Dumplings and Diversity: For KSDK journalist Michelle Li, it was a fluffy story about traditional New Year’s Day meals that ran for just under 30 seconds on January 1.…
St. Louis man admits robbing two Boost mobile stores
DeAngelo Winston robbed two Boost Mobile stores in 2019.
Amtrak service is now speedier from St. Louis to Chicago — but less frequent to Kansas City
Service along the passenger rail line that runs between St. Louis and Kansas City was reduced by 50% earlier this week due to a lack of funding from the state of Missouri. Amtrak’s Marc Magliari explains what’s going on.
BenFred: What kind of trade deadline awaits the trending-up Blues?
Check out the highlights of Ben Frederickson's weekly chat with St. Louis sports fans.
St. Louis has yet to open a 'safe haven' homeless shelter this winter, despite federal funds
Local providers and organizers are scrambling to keep a pop-up emergency shelter open during freezing temperatures, while they wait on the city to fund one.
Watch: Michelle Li on Daily Blast Live
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St. Louis Character: Meet the bass player helping restore harmony in St. Louis historic buildings
St. Louis Region Breaks COVID Hospitalization Record (Again)
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the St. Louis area broke over 1,000 today, quickly surpassing yesterday’s record number of cases.
The numbers reported today by the St. Louis Metropolitan Task Force represent a startling trend upward in cases as the omicron variant surges through the St. Louis area. From the four St. Louis area hospitals, a total of 1,023 hospitalizations were reported – yesterday’s number was 964.…
A Colombian immigrant made St. Louis home. Now his dad does too
After Carlos Restrepo became a U.S. citizen in 2015, he kickstarted his father’s journey to the U.S. Carlos and his father, Luis, discuss their journey to St. Louis and the local support they found along the way.
Former St. Louis office of Avison Young strikes out on its own as Center Commercial Real Estate
Man accused in 3-state crime spree that left deputy dead charged in Missouri
Local comedian Craig Hawksley, 69, died last week
One of area's leading stand-up comics for decades, Hawksley was at the forefront of popularizing local comedy clubs in the late 1970s, early 1980s.
Number of Covid patients in St. Louis task force hospitals surpasses 1,000 for first time
The number of Covid-19 patients in St. Louis task force hospitals surpassed the 1,000 mark for the first time Tuesday. It’s the latest record-breaking number as the omicron variant continues to surge through the St. Louis area following the holidays.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, a consortium of local health systems, said there are 1,023 Covid patients in task force hospitals, which topped Monday’s daily hospitalization record of 964 patients.
As far as how many of those…
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