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City of St. Louis and Civic Partners Mobilize Winter Safety Outreach, Offer Hotel Rooms and Rental Assistance

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – This week, City, State and civic partners from the Tornado Recovery Advisory Committee mobilized a new effort to reach out to tornado-impacted residents who may still be living in or by damaged structures to ensure they have a plan to stay safe and warm throughout the winter and connect them with available short-term housing options. “During the brutal cold weather of the past two weeks, we opened shelters for anyone who needed a place to be safe and warm, but we recognize

Rotary Club Of Granite City Recognizes Martinez and Sahrhage As Students Of Month

1 month 3 weeks ago
GRANITE CITY – The Rotary Club of Granite City recognized juniors Audrey Martinez and Emily Sahrhage as Students of the Month for November. Students were nominated by teachers, and were chosen on the basis of academics, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and civic honors and awards, and organization membership and leadership. Each honoree will receive a framed certificate and a gift card, and will be recognized at the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on March 24, 2026. Audrey Martinez Second

St. Louis suggests no alley recycling works better

1 month 3 weeks ago
Just a few months after the City of St. Louis ended alley recycling because of rising costs and high contamination rates, officials say the new drop-off system is resulting in cleaner materials and significantly lower costs, even while the overall volume of trash they're handling remains the same as before.
Alex Barton

In Trump rebuke, US House approves bill to overturn collective bargaining limit

1 month 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees.  The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
Ariana Figueroa

Missouri “Construction Hike For Hope” Focused on Suicide Prevention Set for April 18th

1 month 3 weeks ago

Missouri’s construction community is coming together around a critical industry issue: mental health and suicide prevention. The Missouri Construction Hike for Hope will take place Saturday, April 18, 2026, bringing workers, families, labor organizations, and employers together to raise awareness and support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The effort is being chaired by […]

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Tom Finan

ChatGPT Is Pitching In To Help Federal Officers Misrepresent Confrontations With Protesters

1 month 3 weeks ago
We’ve already written several times about the danger posed by adding AI to law enforcement incident/arrest reports. There are a lot of obvious problems, ranging from AI misinterpreting what it’s seeing to it adding so much unsupported gibberish it isn’t the time-saver companies like Axon (formerly Taser) claim it will be. The cost-effectiveness of relying […]
Tim Cushing

Whiteside Elementary Students Added Handprints to Last Steel Beam for Addition

1 month 3 weeks ago

Students from Whiteside Elementary School in Belleville, Illinois, left their marks on the steel beam that completes the structure of the school’s new 13,550-square-foot addition. Groups of students had messy fun dipping their hands in paint, adding colorful handprints to the eight-foot beam. S. M. Wilson & Co., the project’s construction manager at risk, has […]

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Dede Hance