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Kandula told Secret Service agents that his goal was to “get to the White House, seize power and be put in charge of the nation,” according to prosecutors.

There was a bit of news in the world of decentralized social media over the past few weeks. It kicked off with the announcement that Jack Dorsey had left the board of Bluesky. This was followed by an interview Jack gave to Mike Solana where he explained his thinking on all of this. There was […]

When the U.S. Department of Education announced last summer that federal Pell Grants would become available to incarcerated college students, lawmakers and state corrections agencies scrambled to adjust statutes and step up potential partnerships with universities. But nearly a year later, colleges and agencies are recognizing the steep administrative challenge to winning approval from the […]

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Republican Vivek Malek filed paperwork to cut ties with the donor two days after he was appointed state treasurer.

The franchise development group said it is looking for locations based on real estate opportunities and isn't targeting specific communities.

For the second year in a row, the fate of a bill creating new child care tax credits — one of Gov. Mike Parson’s top legislative priorities — is in the hands of a faction of Republicans in the Missouri Senate. Designed to help improve access and affordability of child care, the package of child care tax credits has received bipartisan support and was the first bill approved by the House this year. But that bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, stalled in…

Sentencing for a 24-year-old Granite City man convicted in the death of a Knox County deputy has been rescheduled, court records show. Daylon Richardson now is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 9, according to Henry County Court records. Court records say Richardson appeared May 6 in court after his objection to mandatory natural life in [...]

I missed out on the northern lights spectacle—Austria is a bit too far south and a moving boat isn't the best platform for night photography anyway—but that doesn't mean we're completely skyless today. When I went out last week to image the Eagle Nebula, I had some time to kill because the Eagle doesn't rise ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The firm's first fund is currently ranked No. 1 by investment research firm Pitchbook for distributed to paid-in capital (DPI), a measure of cash returns to a fund’s investors, for early-stage venture funds that launched in 2015.

Enlisting support of two GOP House colleagues, including Mike Bost of Murphsyboro, Budzinski introduces bill requiring military boots to be made in U.S.

Schnuck Markets is doing away with its Eatwell Market stores, a natural and organic food retail concept part of the grocery company.

A Town & Country-based health care consulting business has chosen its new president and CEO from within.

The university will host a St. Louis-based nonprofit group that will offer an 11-week course to help community-based nonprofits grow as they confront increased demand for services and tighter budgets.

ST. LOUIS -- Want a free burger? White Castle is celebrating National Slider Day on May 15 by offering customers a free slider, with no purchase required. Customers can redeem this offer using a digital coupon from White Castle’s social media or by entering the code SLIDERDAY on the app. “We’re humbled to have always [...]

They’ll let us know by Tuesday night (unless the count takes longer).