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The Federal Reserve cut its key rate on Thursday — one of many factors that will decide what kind of economy Americans remember from President Joe Biden’s final days in office and what  President-elect Donald Trump is left with at the start of his second term. The Federal Reserve cut the rate by a quarter […]

A St. Louis-area mail carrier is accused of stealing checks from mail and selling a Postal Service-issued key to access mail collection boxes.

A look at the biggest stock gainers since Trump’s election shows that paying tribute to the next president will have its benefits.

ALTON - Ralph “Buzz” Ullrich has officially announced his campaign for Alton’s mayor. On Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, Ullrich met with press and constituents to talk about his platform and his goals for the mayoral race. He outlined Alton’s streets and the “customer service” at City Hall as two of his top priorities. “It’s all about public service,” Ullrich said. “City Hall should be customer service-friendly, and it’s not always that way. In this day and age, if you’re customer service-friendly, the residents respond to that positively. If you notice on online media, there hasn’t been a lot of positive response lately…We’re hoping that with a new administration, we can have more customer service and friendliness of the City Hall can be part of what people see.” Ullrich said that residents have been “denigrating” City Hall in recent years. He emphasized that he is not a politician,

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Hercules Design Build makes home renovation less stressful—and way more fun.

Racist text messages received this week primarily by Black students nationwide — including in Missouri — are under investigation by federal authorities. The FBI said in a statement issued Thursday it “is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter.” Locally, groups have condemned the attacks, and college campuses are […]

Green Door Art Gallery presents our newest art exhibit, Mary & Breit. This new holiday collection from the one and only Mary Engelbreit will feature her brilliant original drawings of […]

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Running from April 11, 2024, to Jan. 12, 2025 at the World Chess Hall of Fame, Clash for the Crown explores the histories of the World Chess Championship and the […]

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With a focus on Britain, Italy and the U.S., Bolts of Color highlights the Saint Louis Art Museum’s recent acquisitions of post-WWII textiles, all made during the height of the […]

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The Work of Art: The Federal Art Project, 1935–1943 presents a remarkable group of artworks that reflect the creative efforts of artists working under difficult circumstances. During the Great Depression, […]

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On This Day, Nov. 8, 1971 ...Led Zeppelin released their fourth studio album, which became known as Led Zeppelin IV.The album featured what became their signature tune, “Stairway to Heaven,” along with…

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Narrative Wisdom and African Arts explores how historical and contemporary African arts make visible narratives rooted in collective and individual memory and knowledge. The exhibition acknowledges the intersections between certain […]

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It's been a while since we looked at rising medical costs. Here's the latest: Medical costs surged in the early '80s, but steadily came down over the next 20 years. Since 2000, medical inflation has been fairly well controlled, averaging about one percentage point higher than overall inflation. More recently, medical care wasn't affected by ...continue reading "Raw data: Medical inflation has plummeted over the past three years"

Evergreen State voters decide that the billions in revenues generated by the Climate Commitment Act are worth preserving.