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EDWARDSVILLE - After a nationwide and highly competitive application process, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded the Madison County Drug Court a $2,000,000 grant, Project Reclaiming Hope. Chief Criminal Judge Kyle Napp, who has been the presiding judge of the drug court since 2010, announced the exciting news on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. The Project Reclaiming Hope grant will last five years, and it will allow the courts to increase the number of participants accepted into drug court. The grant will provide funding for two vital staff positions, both a probation officer specialist and a high-risk probation officer. The grant will also provide much-needed funding for additional drug and mental health treatment, parenting classes, the hiring of three more treatment providers, housing vouchers, funding for GED classes and additional training. Judge Napp praised the work of Deputy Chief Probation Officer Mike Wilkinson. “Mike spent countles

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Bank of America's top St. Louis market executives offer a guide for late-stage startups looking to enter their next phase of growth.

St. Louis County residents can vote early at 14 locations through November 4, with mail-in ballots accepted until 7 p.m. on Election Day, and voters can check wait times online.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Saturday, October 26, 2024, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Justin Bradshaw, 34 years of age, of the 2900 block of Lemay Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, 63125, for Resisting/Interfering with Arrest for a Felony, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Assault Third Degree of a Special Victim, and Assault Fourth Degree. A booking photo of Bradshaw is attached. Bradshaw is being held on $100,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation, and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: "On October 26, 2024, Officer #1 on patrol in the area of South Broadway Avenue and Vincent Avenue observed a silver Pontiac G6 driving on South Broadway Avenue. License plate check comes back to a Chevrolet vehicle. Officer #1 initiated a traffic stop for license plate violation. Upon contacting the occupants of the vehicle, Officer

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Let's do some arithmetic. On October 3rd I received an 80 gram dose of Talvey. It has a half life in the body of 8.4 days. So the effective amount remaining is: October 3: 80 grams October 11: 40 grams October 20: 20 grams October 28: 10 grams November 6: 5 grams November 14: 2.5 ...continue reading "When will I recover my taste buds?"

The St. Louis-based financial services giant has received federal approval for a private equity fund to provide capital to small manufacturers serving the national security supply chain so they can invest in technology such as 3D printing.

As Mike and others have pointed out, the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have utterly failed the public. While it is of course their right to endorse, or not endorse, anyone they choose, the refusal to provide any such endorsement in an election with such high stakes abandons the important role the press plays […]

The 2024 CES pre-election survey, based on a huge sample of nearly 80,000 adults, puts Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump 51-47% among likely voters. She's ahead 52-46% among very likely voters. Here's their breakdown by age and gender: Harris is tied or ahead with every single group except one: old men, where she's behind ...continue reading "CES says Kamala Harris is comfortably in the lead"

AT&T’s decision to relocate hundreds of jobs from St. Louis to other U.S. cities is “regrettable,” Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office said Monday.

The Who is giving fans another chance to get their hands on the Dolby Atmos mix of Who's Next, which was previously only available as part of the super deluxe edition…

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Dive head-first into this holistic wellness treatment, also called a “scalp facial,” which improves skin and hair health while reducing full-body stress.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis (RMHC) has named a new president and CEO, effective Dec. 9.

For the past week I've had a houseguest, an old friend who inherited a big pile of old tickets to Disneyland a few years ago. So on Thursday that's where we went. This was a mistake. The day before I walked around for an hour and felt fine. I took this to mean that plain ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

According to a 432-page incident report made public on Monday by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the 19-year-old former student who broke into Central Visual Performing Arts High School, stalked its halls, and killed a teacher and student during a mass shooting in October 2022 had written a manifesto outlining his goals and targets on that fateful day.

HARDIN - At 7:46 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2024, a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Illinois River Road, near Meyer Lane in Calhoun County. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Benjamin K. Brummett, aged 46, of St. Louis was arrested for the following offenses: Possession of Methamphetamine (Less than 5 Grams), Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Operating Uninsured. Brummett was arrested without incident and transported to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. As is now required under the provisions of the new House Bill 3653, known as the SAFE-T Act; Brummett was booked and released with a Notice to Appear at a later date at the Calhoun County Courthouse. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty.

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Billy F. Gibbons has announced his first solo tour dates for 2025.The ZZ Top rocker will hit the road with his band the BFGs, kicking things off with four nights in Honolulu,…

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