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The new services center around getting the lights back on, securing buildings so they aren't damaged even more, and even verifying contractors.

When it comes to the anti-piracy efforts taken by some of the more aggressive companies out there, such as Nintendo, the most frustrating part of the whole thing for me is just how completely short-sighted those efforts tend to be. Take Nintendo’s updated EULA for its Switch consoles, for example. The updated agreement makes several […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Todd Godefroid is a retired firefighter, but he still responds to area fires when a call goes out. He is now part of the volunteer-run non-profit St. Louis First Responder Canteen. The former first responder knows their work will be needed in the coming days because extreme heat and Independence [...]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Catcher Henry Davis drove in the game’s only run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and preserved the lead with a tag at the plate in the ninth, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Tuesday night as Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ winless streak reached six starts. Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan [...]

ST. LOUIS – A man is behind bars after police say he caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages across more than two dozen cases of copper wire theft, including a recent one in tornado-damaged north St. Louis. Clayton Bauer, 34, is charged with 63 felonies connected to at least 25 cases of copper [...]

Jami Cox Antwi, backed by Mayor Cara Spencer, won the Ward 8 election.

SPRINGFIELD — People looking to hit the road, bet on sports, book a stay through a short-term rental platform or buy a vape at their corner convenience store in Illinois will have to pay a little more to the state…

Jami Cox Antwi, who had Mayor Cara Spencer's endorsement, positioned herself as the continuity candidate with practical experience.

GODFREY – The Village of Godfrey has become the first and only Riverbend municipality not to replace the state’s expiring 1% sales tax on groceries. Instead, Mayor Mike McCormick cast a tie-breaking vote to raise the village’s sales tax by 0.75%. An ordinance to raise the sales tax in Godfrey was originally set for a first reading on Tuesday before trustees called for a suspension of the rules, bringing it to an immediate final vote. After significant discussion and debate, Village Board members voted their way into a 3-3 tie, with McCormick casting the tie-breaking vote in favor. Raising the sales tax was first proposed by Village Engineer Rich Beran , who pitched it as an alternative to replacing the state’s 1% sales tax on groceries like many other local municipalities. His proposal aimed to ease grocery costs for residents by effectively lowering the sales tax rate on groceries from the current 1%, while boosting tax revenue from visitors by raising

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