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SSM Health in St. Louis Region Drops Visitor Restrictions

4 years 6 months ago
SSM Health has lifted visitor restrictions for all non-COVID patients, a move they say will support the health and well-being of their patients. Citing the decrease in COVID-19 cases, SSM Health removed its previous restrictions for all St. Louis region hospitals.
Jenna Jones

Nokia Busted Helping Russia’s FSB Spy On Citizens, Activists, Journalists

4 years 6 months ago
Telecom giants are no strangers to helping governments spy on journalists, activists, and their own citizens. AT&T, for example, is effectively so bone-grafted to the NSA here in the States, you literally cannot physically tell where the government ends and the telecom giant begins. Chinese companies like Huawei have also jumped to the head of […]
Karl Bode

DraftKings at Casino Queen opens new sportsbook facility with help of NFL Hall of Famer

4 years 6 months ago
NFL Hall of Fame Running Back Marshall Faulk placed the first bet in the Draftkings Sportsbook that opened at the Casino Queen on Tuesday afternoon. He placed a $100 bet on the Cardinals to win on opening day. The 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art expansion at the Casino Queen features a 60-foot video wall, dozens of high-definition televisions, a VIP area and more than 30 betting kiosks. “Excited because I can come hang out,” Kewan Rogers, a fan said. “Eat, drink, bet, have a good time.…
Rhyan Henson, KSDK

$37M in Covid relief funding to revitalize north St. Louis clears board vote, nears passage

4 years 6 months ago
A St. Louis Board of Aldermen bill that leaders say would fund job creation and healthy living in north St. Louis took a major step toward passing Tuesday. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment advanced a plan for $37 million worth of American Rescue Plan Act funds that would go to North Side corridors. The plan would allocate the funds for small businesses, nonprofits and neighborhood economic development. The federal revitalization would span across North Grand Boulevard, Dr. Martin Luther…
Sam Clancy and Brent Solomon, KSDK