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TEDxStLouis Rewind: Ness Sandoval on the Power of Maps
In this 2018 talk from the TEDxStLouis archive Associate director of St. Louis University’s Geospatial Institute, Ness Sandoval, Ph.D. proves that a map is worth a thousand words. He believes in using data, maps and statistics to identify issues such as racial segregation, high poverty neighborhoods.
Police: Man killed after exchanging gunfire with St. Louis police in apartment near Forest Park
Police were called to a building along Union Boulevard where they exchanged gunfire with a man alone in his fourth-floor apartment, police said.
C3 Industries to Open Cannabis Manufacturing Facility on the Hill
C3 Industries, a Michigan-based cannabis company that operates in multiple states, announced this week the launch of a new 15,000 square foot manufacturing facility in the Hill neighborhood.
According to a press release, the new facility is expected to begin operations this month. Initially, the operation will produce cannabis concentrates and cartridges under the brand name Galactic Meds, which are set to be available to the public in early 2022.…
As more customers go mobile, St. Louis-area bank branches close
There are 6% fewer banks in the St. Louis area compared with five years ago, according to a Post-Dispatch analysis of FDIC data.
As fentanyl kills record numbers of Americans, experts see ways to stop its menace
Percy Menzies, founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America, and Ben Westhoff, author of “Fentanyl, Inc.” discuss how fentanyl is fueling record-high overdose deaths and what we can do to help people affected by it.
BREAKING: First Case of Omicron Variant Reported in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Friday that the first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron Variant has been reported in Missouri. The sample came from a “St. Louis City resident who has recent domestic travel history," the department said in a statement.…
@NWSStlouis: As of 3PM St. Louis has tied the monthly high temperature record for December as well as tied the record for Dec. 3rd at 76 degrees.
Business Journal celebrates St. Louis' Top Companies on the ice at Enterprise Center (PHOTOS)
In ‘Profit and Punishment,’ Tony Messenger exposes how the justice system traps poor people
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Tony Messenger discusses his first book, which expands on his columns about debtors prisons and the fight to reform the court fees and fines that trap Americans in a cycle of poverty
Alabama woman pleads guilty to Bethalto triple murder
Brittany McMillan and Brady Witcher have been accused of a multistate crime spree that included four murders.
St. Louis aldermen OK forming new jail oversight board
A related bill setting up a new full-time agency to handle complaints about the jail and police is expected to be introduced as soon as next week.
Deadly 2016 police chase costs St. Louis County another $441,000 to settle second lawsuit
Two lawsuits in a deadly police chase involving two St. Louis County officers have cost taxpayers $841,000.
St. Louis Real Estate Agent Featured in ‘Call the Closer’ on HGTV
Lauren Risley, Real Estate Agent of St. Louis, goes the extra mile for her clients to give them the dream homes in “Call the Closer” the hybrid show for HGTV.
Risley, who buys the houses and renovates them to fit the description of a “dream home” once, has been a finance professional.
From buying her first house at the age of 19, Risley now works with a team that could deliver the surprise of the dream homes, and takes pride in showing off St. Louis.
Check out the full story by Daniel Nenan on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis' fastest-growing companies are young, but the owners aren't very diverse
A St. Louis 'Money Mule' for Online Fraudsters is Now Helping the FBI
In a strategy that one prosecutor called "completely unprecedented," Federal law enforcement agencies have collaborated with an elderly Kirkwood woman currently awaiting sentencing in Federal Court to try to prevent others from becoming "money mules" for online scammers.
In a new video produced by the FBI, U.S. Attorney's Office, the Secret Service and Postal Inspection Service, 81-year-old Glenda Seim shares her story of falling victim to an online romance scam.…
Anyone in STLCC took that internship class?
Frost warning: Fallout from MLB's lockout reveals unyielding tensions, clashing views, and no hint of thaw
'As players, we want to put the best product on the field, the best version of the game we can,' said former Cardinals reliever Andrew Miller.
It’s the “Little Things”: ABBA officially releases their first Christmas single
Next year will mark ABBA's 50th anniversary as a band. Just in time for that major milestone, the Swedish superstars have released their first, official Christmas song, "Little Things." The gentle…
Platypus and DuckBill are now open in The Grove, serving a rotating menu of creative cocktails and bar bites
The space was previously occupied by The U.R.B.
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