The soda wars, begun they have: At both state and federal levels, the Kennedy-led Make America Healthy Again movement is backing efforts to prevent people from spending food-aid benefits on sugary, carbonated beverages.... But the U.S. Agriculture Department, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has rejected the requests for more than 20 ...continue reading "We don’t need to tell the poor what to eat"
ALTON/GRANITE CITY – Five individuals were charged with mob action in Madison County, including three men from Alton, one from Granite City, and another from St. Louis. In separate but related cases, each of the following individuals face a Class 4 felony count of mob action: Raysean M. Colvin, 20, of Alton John A. Hammond Jr., 44, of Alton Damion D. Weeden Sr., 44, of Alton Lamaure A. Hickman, 20, of Granite City Vernon G. McIntosh, 39, of St. Louis While in custody, all five individuals allegedly acted together to batter another detainee in the Madison County Jail. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office presented each of the cases, and their records indicate all five individuals currently remain in custody. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The 22-story tower at 500 N. Broadway in recent months has become headquarters for engineering consulting firm EDM Inc. and newly created law firm Skelton Moore.
The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority sent offer letters to the owners of 87 properties, and 60-day notices to 59 others. All but 15 belong to the same owner.
The Party of Mooks has ascended to the top tier yet again. We’re all going to pay the price for this, even the mooks that think electing mooks will elevate them from their own mook-hood. Republicans have spent most of the past decade complaining about things like diversity, inclusion, and equitable treatment of American residents […]
Bob Dylan is set to play Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic and Fireworks, taking place at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.The show will be headlined by Nelson…
Founded in 1925 in Jefferson City, MO, the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with an annual convention scheduled April 2-3 at the Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta. The event, centered on the theme, A Century of Building Missouri: Past, Present & Future, will feature Thomas Brown, the new AGC […]
Letter To The Editor: At tonight’s Wood River City council meeting, we will once again be considering Councilman Dettmers request to pursue additional professional services regarding items discussed at length in prior meetings. If Councilman Dettmers gets what he wants, this would mean adding thousands of dollars in professional services to the tens of thousands in legal costs Dettmers has already cost Wood River taxpayers. I suspect that hiring a forensic auditor is the path of least resistance for him. Taxpayer-funded lawyers aren’t telling him what he wants to hear. As I've said, Wood River is more transparent than ever before. Before I took office in 2021, all we had was a paper copy of the agenda posted on the glass door at city hall. Now we have live and video-recorded meetings. Agendas, board packets, minutes, and a calendar of meetings are all posted online. Councilman Dettmers list of grievances do not rise to the level of a forensic audit. Except for the close
The nonprofit group working on construction of an advanced manufacturing center in the St. Louis area also is helping high school students gain exposure to potential career paths in the manufacturing sector.
A Missouri man has been charged with theft and unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars of Pokémon cards in January last year.
ST. LOUIS - With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the global economy, the current job market is a hot topic in the news cycle. But while the pandemic itself is, historically, something of an economic aberration, the U.S. economy that we know today has a long and storied history of expansions, recessions, and evolution. [...]
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