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Schnuck Markets Inc., the St. Louis-based grocery chain, has named a new chief data and information officer, effective Dec. 20.

A Missouri representative is proposing a repeal of a state law that currently prevents citizens with a felony history from running for a state office.

GODFREY – The yard waste drop-off site available to Godfrey residents will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 31st due to the holidays. Saturday operations of those weeks will continue. The site, located at 1433 Stamper Ln. west of Glazebrook Park, is normally available on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. – noon. Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick initiated this service as a courtesy to Godfrey residents in August of 2023, when pick up of yard waste by area trash haulers became less attainable. “This program has been very successful,” said McCormick. “The number of bags of leaves, grass, and small branches dropped off by Godfrey residents has reached over seven thousand.”

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A pizza delivery driver was robbed and threatened with a gun on Monday just after midnight in the city's Dutchtown neighborhood.

Breakthru Beverage and Jose Cuervo are offering 500 free Lyft rides across four Missouri cities on December 14 to prevent drunk driving, with the goal of providing over 100,000 free rides since the program began.

The founder of Mighty Cricket, which developed consumer food products using protein sourced from crickets, was chosen to compete on an Amazon Prime game show for entrepreneurs and appears in an episode that premieres Wednesday.

Elon Musk, the Sarah Palin of the '20s, has something to say: The “save the homeless” NGOs are often paid according to how many homeless people are on the streets, thus creating a strong financial incentive for them to maximize the number of homeless people and never actually solve the problem! Incentives explain outcomes. That ...continue reading "The Elon Musk slop machine is in overdrive"

CHICAGO – Illinois Lottery players have another shot at becoming a Mega Millionaire as the Mega Millions jackpot is now a whopping $619 million for tonight’s drawing. If won, this would be the tenth-largest Mega Millions jackpot won in U.S. history. Two people have won a Mega Millions jackpot this year: In March a player in New Jersey won a life-changing $1.28 billion; and in June an Illinois Lottery player won an astonishing $552 million playing Mega Millions on the Illinois Lottery mobile app – the largest prize ever won by an online lottery player in the U.S. So far this year, seven Illinois Lottery players have won prizes of $1 million or more with Mega Millions. Anyone could be next - all you need is a ticket to dream! There are over 7,000 Illinois Lottery retailers across the state and the Illinois Lottery also offers tickets on its website at IllinoisLottery.com or on the Illinois Lottery app. And if you have the good fortune to win a life-altering

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Today on TAP: In an impressive display of fear and greed, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times declares war on journalism.

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has been certified Diamond by the RIAA.The generation-defining hit officially passed the milestone, which recognizes 10 million certified units, on Dec. 6."Smells Like Teen Spirit"…

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The Los Angeles Rams are using a familiar tactic in their quest to acquire the team's former practice facility in Earth City for $1.

FRAMINGHAM, MA AND EDWARDSVILLE – Ameresco, Inc. , (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that its newly formed joint venture with Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), a leader in the environmental services industry, has achieved commercial operation at their landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG) plant located at Republic Services’ Roxana Landfill in Edwardsville, Illinois in November. The Roxana RNG facility captures naturally occurring landfill gas and processes it into pipeline-quality RNG, a low-carbon transportation fuel. This project beneficially uses previously flared LFG to create RNG that will displace fossil fuel in a nearby Energy Transfer natural gas transmission pipeline. The facility, which is one of the largest of its type in North America, is designed to process 6,000 SCFM (standard cubic feet per minute) of raw landfill gas per minute. It is estimated that the

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ST. LOUIS – In the Spirit of the Season, FOX 2 and St. Louis 11 have teamed up with Community Living to help raise funds and awareness for the life-changing work they do in the lives of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Community Living provides various ways people with disabilities can achieve their highest [...]

SPONSORED – If you’re suffering from stabbing pain, numbness, tingling, or a burning sensation in your arms, legs, hands, or feet, you may be experiencing peripheral neuropathy. If you or a loved one is suffering from neuropathy and has been prescribed a medication like Lyrica, Gabapentin, or Cymbalta, there is an alternative. At Regenerative Neuropathy, [...]

A text message from a cousin suggests the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had gone underground for months.

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has just released two new songs, both of which were written for the new documentary Left Behind, which is getting a theatrical release in January.The songs, “Between…

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  The St. Louis Board of Alderman voted Friday to spend an additional $8.9 million in federal pandemic aid funds for construction of a new 911 Dispatch Center. The vote was 11-1, with Alderwoman Sharon Tyus voting no. Final passage reappropriated American Rescue Plan Act funds from the Biden administration to meet […]

From West Newsmagazine:  The Chesterfield Planning Commission recommended rezoning approval on Nov. 25 for a multi-sport complex on a 19.5-acre property east of Eatherton Road and south of Wings Corporate Drive. It will include cricket fields, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts, a clubhouse, pavilions and parking facilities. An existing house on the property will be renovated […]