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WASHINGTON — Bipartisan leaders of a U.S. Senate committee dealing with health policy expressed alarm with the direction of the country’s top public health agencies after President Donald Trump fired the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other high-level officials resigned.  Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy — chairman of the Health, […]

From Missouri Historical Society: A divided St. Louis City and County that comprises nearly 100 individual municipalities and two dozen school districts: How did we get here? City/County reunification and growth are perennial talking points for St. Louisans. This program—the first of a two part series—will untangle the history of St. Louis’s fragmentation, starting with the […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS — A house fire in East St. Louis early Friday morning, Aug. 29, 2025, has claimed the lives of three people, officials said. The fire broke out just before 7 a.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Bond Avenue, according to St. Clair County authorities. Emergency crews from the East St. Louis Fire Department and Police Department responded and remained at the scene as of 10 a.m. The St. Clair County Coroner's Office identified the three victims. They are Sylvester Reeves, 94, Pierre Manley, 56, and Cheryle M. Johnson, 59. The coroner's office said the three died from smoke inhalation. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and investigations are ongoing.

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A man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday for a murder two years ago at a MetroLink station in Pagedale.

The judge said Sheriff Alfred Montgomery's marijuana use, history of mental illness and the fact that he "flip-flopped" on some answers in an interview with pretrial services officers concerned him.

At some Schnucks stores, grabbing everyday essentials, like deodorant, shampoo or laundry detergent, might now mean asking an employee to unlock a glass case first.

On our live show, David and writing fellow James Baratta discuss the bid to allow crypto as part of the mortgage underwriting process, and more.

Today on TAP: Will the destruction of the Centers for Disease Control finally push the Republican Congress to constrain Trump’s science deniers?

Forty states have been told to remove references to gender identity in sexual health education programs or risk losing millions of dollars.

Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in Missouri on Aug. 30 in honor of the late State Representative Kenneth "Ken" Waller.

A new documentary about Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles years has been acquired by Amazon MGM Studios.Directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, Man on the Run will premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, which runs from…

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From Associated General Contractors of America: Construction workforce shortages are the leading cause of project delays as new immigration enforcement efforts have impacted nearly one-third of construction firms, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and NCCER. Noting that 92 percent of contractors report they are having a hard time […]

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ST. LOUIS - A new workforce initiative is set to boost aerospace and aviation career opportunities in the St. Louis region, where nearly 50 aerospace companies are contributing $5 billion to the local economy. The initiative aims to educate high school students and job seekers about career paths in aerospace and aviation. Entry-level salaries in [...]

St. Louis Community College (STLCC) recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its Emerging Technology Center and Financial Services Education Center on its Meramec Campus. These new buildings are part of the college’s STLCC Transformed initiative.  S. M. Wilson, serving as Construction Manager as Agent for the project, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: The rate of suicide for construction workers is 5.5 times the rate of all construction fatalities on the job site. How to support those affected by suicide was the topic of a seminar Aug. 21 hosted by Aetna, the Construction Forum and the AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative’s (MWI) Worker […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Investments in pre-apprenticeship programs have helped women and people of color become the two fastest growing demographic segments within Illinois’ construction workforce, according to new research by the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. […]

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