SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — DMVs throughout Illinois are now accepting "digital wallet" payments via Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. “Allowing for digital wallet payments like Apple, Google and Samsung Pay reinforces our steadfast commitment to improving the customer experience at the DMV by leveraging new technology,” Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said. “Adopting [...]
After Poison drummer Rikki Rockett wrote on Facebook Wednesday that frontman Bret Michaels "doesn't want to" tour in 2025, fans began speculating about why Michaels feels that way, with some being less than…
(The Center Square) – Two Missouri men, one a current employee and the other a former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraudulently obtaining federal pandemic loans.
Pamela Hupp, the Missouri woman charged in the bizarre 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, is one of three suspects featured in a new Tubi true crime docuseries called "Ms. Murder."
ST. LOUIS -- PETA is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revoke the Animal Welfare Act license of Tonia Haddix, a controversial wild-animal broker featured in the recent HBO docuseries "Chimp Crazy." The animal rights organization sent a letter to the USDA on September 12, 2024, urging immediate action. Haddix, who operates [...]
Lord help me, but I read a Wall Street Journal op-ed last night. I keep promising myself never to do this, but sometimes I backslide. The topic of last night's piece was "Welfare Is What’s Eating the Budget." It was co-authored by Phil Gramm—remember him?—and it was odd even by Journal standards. It contained a ...continue reading "Surprise! The Wall Street Journal misleads on social welfare spending."
Join us for the 2nd Annual Great Pumpkin Glow, where downtown Maplewood will be glowing with luminaries, pumpkins, and businesses decked out for the season. The event will kick off in CNB Bank park with our pumpkin carving contest (pre-registration required) and festive music, followed by merchant open houses, street sales, trick-or-treating, and more. For […]
WASHINGTON — Public health officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident contracted bird flu without having any contact with infected animals, but said Thursday there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission taking place in small enclaves or in a more widespread manner. The Missouri case marked the 14th person to contract highly […]
Within his role as director of community and economic development at First Mid Bank & Trust, Brian Gibson acts as a liaison between the bank and various external parties, including nonprofits, community residents, businesses and government officials.
During a time when diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs have become more politicized and questioned, the people and companies part of this year's Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards have kept moving forward with their work to make St. Louis a more diverse place to live and work.
You would think this is a done deal, but it isn’t. It just keeps getting stupider. Last year, journalist Ben Camacho filed a public records request for photos of all active Los Angeles PD officers. After a couple of rounds of litigation, the city agreed to release the sought records. Camacho shared these with the […]