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About half of the people in Missouri prisons are there on probation or parole violations. That's among the highest rates in the nation.

The Rush Island coal plant, one of Ameren Missouri's largest coal facilities, is set to shut down next week after violating federal clean air regulations.

Tyler Cowen asks today, "Why are fewer men going to college?" This is a common belief, but it's really a myth. Male enrollment in college has been stable for the past 30 years: It's true that the number of women enrolling in college has gone up substantially during this period. It's also true that male ...continue reading "Men are still going to college"

A woman was arrested just after midnight Wednesday for reportedly driving drunk and rear-ending a Fairview Heights police vehicle while completing a traffic stop.

A dispute last month between a construction crew and an off-duty policeman has led to criminal charges against three construction workers.

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is getting into the holiday spirit once again.The singer just announced that a new version of his holiday record, now titled The Season 3, will…

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WEBSTER GROVES, mo. -- A fire at River Crest Apartments earlier this week caused the displacement of more than a dozen Webster University students. The fire broke out Monday night, affecting around 10 units with heavy smoke and water damage. Investigators believe the fire started in the basement, but the cause is still under review. [...]

HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A suspect is under arrest in Jefferson County for threatening Ridgewood Middle School with a shooting on September 17,2024. The juvenile is charged with making a terroristic threat. The threat, which named a time and location for the alleged shooting, prompted an immediate response from law enforcement. The school was placed on [...]

GODFREY/GRAFTON - Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis will host a Jeep’ers Creepers Fun-raising Jeep Run to raise money for local animal shelters. Registration for the Jeep run will begin at 11 a.m. at Roper’s Regal Beagle in Godfrey. The run will start at noon and end around 1 p.m. at Grafton Pub, where the band Cabin Fever will play and attendees can enjoy raffles, costume contests and bingo. Whitney Shaw, who works with Paul Mitchell, explained that all proceeds go toward Best Friends Animal Society . “One of our mottos of the school is that giving back is really where it’s at. We’re going to teach you hair, but we’re also going to teach you how to be a good human,” Shaw said. “This is one of the ways that we do that with our culture. It’s pretty cool.” People from across the Metro East attend Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis to become licensed hair stylists and cosmetologists. Students will be at Roper’s

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PIASA — Sophomore Thor Springman, a cross-country runner for Southwestern High School, has made headlines recently by breaking a longstanding course record with a time of 16:51.1 for three miles. This achievement comes as Springman continues to demonstrate significant improvement in his performance, showcasing his potential as a rising athlete. In recognition of his accomplishments, Springman has been named the Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. The Southwestern course record he surpassed was established in 2006, before Springman was born. His recent performance not only broke the previous record by 20 seconds but also positioned him at the top of the list for the top 10 all-time Southwestern cross country runners. Springman had a best of 4:52.57 in the 1,600 meters in track and field as a freshman for Southwestern and 11:01.34 in the 3,200 meters. Springman’s boys cross country coach Gary Bowker described Thor as

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Police arrested a man on Friday connected to the attempted robbery of a bank in the city's Carondelet neighborhood.

Get ready for some more unexpected uses of the world’s most controversial facial recognition tech. Clearview has amassed a 10-billion-image database — not through painstaking assembly but by sending its bots out into the open web to download images (and any other personal info it can find). It then sells access to this database to […]

In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear racial bias at play. With 6,000 sample loan applications based on data from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the chatbots recommended denials for more Black applicants than identical white counterparts. They also […]

  The   Florissant Fall Festival will be held Sunday, October 13, along rue St. Francois in the heart of Old Town Florissant. The 2024 festival will feature live entertainment, craft fair, flea market, kids activities, flower show and competition, fido follies, wine/cheese garden, delicious food and much more. Hours: 10 am-5 pm Look for many […]

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Tim Swope, a former police chief in north St. Louis County, started work in Page’s office on Sept. 30. His new job pays $120,016 a year.

Project Management is global. This is one of those professions similar to being an accountant, where your skills and talents can be applied to any industry in any place. The 10-course Complete PMP Training Bundle provides a comprehensive training path for all things project management, including the most update to date courses including PMP 6th […]

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A 110,000-square-foot, two-story building will be built on WashU's Danforth campus to house key Arts and Sciences departments and space for faculty research.