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Alton Approves Additional Milton Road Improvement Funds

1 year 3 months ago
From RiverBender:  Over $11,000 has been added to the grand total of more than $1 million allocated so far towards improving a section of Milton Road in Alton. Alton City Council members on Wednesday gave their unanimous approval to an agreement with Sheppard, Morgan and Schwaab, Inc. (SMS) under which the city will provide the […]
Dede Hance

The Apocalypse That Wasn’t: AI Was Everywhere In 2024’s Elections, But Deepfakes And Misinformation Were Only Part Of The Picture

1 year 3 months ago
It’s been the biggest year for elections in human history: 2024 is a “super-cycle” year in which 3.7 billion eligible voters in 72 countries had the chance to go the polls. These are also the first AI elections, where many feared that deepfakes and artificial intelligence-generated misinformation would overwhelm the democratic processes. As 2024 draws to a close, […]
Mike Masnick

Missouri Botanical Garden's RSI project to digitize plant collection

1 year 3 months ago
The Missouri Botanical Garden announced the launch of its new Revolutionizing Species Identification Program, or the RSI project, which is a transformative initiative to digitize the Missouri Botanical Garden’s extensive herbarium collection, all while leveraging cutting-edge AI.
Haley Fitzpatrick

Republicans ask Trump to kill the IRS’s great new Direct File app

1 year 3 months ago
I've been waiting for this shoe to drop: NEW: Reps. Adrian Smith and Chuck Edwards wrote Trump a letter today urging him to terminate the IRS’s new free tax filing service, otherwise known as Direct File, on “day one” through an executive order. It’s co-signed by 27 House Republicans. https://t.co/jEsifotrbd — Benjamin Guggenheim (@ben_guggenheim) December ...continue reading "Republicans ask Trump to kill the IRS’s great new Direct File app"
Kevin Drum

Rejected $11.4M Apartment Project in Tower Grove Could Get New Life

1 year 3 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The denial of a south St. Louis apartment project will get another look. St. Louis developer AHM Group asked the St. Louis Planning Commission to review a city board’s denial of its proposed $11.4 million apartment complex in Tower Grove South. The Planning Commission in a 4-2 vote Wednesday decided […]
Dede Hance

$3M Gift Paves Way for Accessible Entranceway at the Muny

1 year 3 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Muny visitors who park in the Forest Park theater’s accessible lots should have a smoother trip from their vehicles to the inside of the venue starting in 2027, thanks to a $3 million gift from the arts-focused William R. Orthwein Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation. A construction project set […]
Dede Hance

Haine Announces 35-Year Prison Term For Sutton In Cold-Case Of Killing Woman Who DIsappeared In 2013

1 year 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, that a former Pontoon Beach man convicted of first-degree murder in the cold-case killing of a woman who disappeared in 2013 has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Roger Dale Sutton, 57, received the sentence Thursday in Circuit Court in Madison County. Sutton would be 92 before he’s eligible for release from prison. A jury in October found Sutton guilty of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death. The jury found that he fatally beat and strangled Patrenia “Trina” Butler-Turner, who was 40 and had been a resident of East St. Louis. She was reported missing by her family in January 2013, after she failed to return from a trip to the store. The murder came to light in December 2022, when a nephew of Sutton entered the Pontoon Beach Police Department and made a report. He told police he had witnessed his uncle kill a woman nearly 10 years earlier,

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Yippie Pie Yay

1 year 3 months ago

Embrace the holiday spirit with pizza and cocktails inspired by the greatest Christmas movie of all time! Hot Pizza Cold Beer, a spinoff concept from the masterminds behind Sugarfire Smoke […]

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Rachel Huffman

Brewery Lights

1 year 3 months ago

The Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis consists of historic, red-brick buildings in the Germanic-Romanesque style, and this time of year, the stunning architecture is amplified by more than a million […]

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Rachel Huffman

Garden Glow

1 year 3 months ago

Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than two million twinkling lights, beautiful […]

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Rachel Huffman

Rams Settlement Funds Touch Down in Transform Act

1 year 3 months ago
From The St. Louis American:  With expectation of helping transform St. Louis’ infrastructure and its image, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, President of the Board of Aldermen Megan Green, and Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier introduced the Transform STL Act on Wednesday at City Hall. The bill, if approved by the Board of Aldermen, would target the Rams […]
Dede Hance