CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - State Representative Kevin Schmidt continued his commitment to fighting food insecurity by fulfilling his monthly donation to the TWIGS lunch program. As part of his ongoing commitment, Rep. Schmidt donated the legislative pay raise he voted against each month in the form of essential food items to local food pantries and non-profits within his district. “I was grateful today to donate my legislative pay raise in the form of food to the TWIGS lunch distribution program,” Rep. Schmidt said. “This program distributes food to children who are at risk of not having lunch during the summer months outside of school in Dupo, Cahokia Heights, and East Carondelet. I’m inspired by the work that TWIGS is doing in our community! Thank you, TWIGS!” To learn more about TWIGS and what they do, visit https://www.twigsforkids.com
A force investigations unit officially closed the case file Friday regarding the deadly 2022 shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts High School, concluding a thorough review of the tragedy.
EDWARDSVILLE – The Roxana Fire Department and the Roxana Police Department responded to a vehicle fire on Rte 143 at South Moreland Road on Friday afternoon, July 26, 2024. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames coming from the engine compartment of a Charter Communication bucket truck. Firefighters swiftly extinguished the blaze, but the truck was declared a total loss. Traffic in the area was affected while the firefighters worked to control the fire. It is unknown what caused the fire.
Back in June, The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, who’ll star as Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, told Variety he had yet to meet The Boss —…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In the first ever live recording of Ctrl-Alt-Speech, Mike and […]
A former Best Buy employee in Chesterfield has been charged with stealing over $25,000 worth of merchandise from the company, admitting to the theft in order to send money to his family in Mexico.
This is Hilbert on the front lawn getting ready to eat some grass. He likes grass because it clears out his digestive system, which then ends up on our floor. I wouldn't mind so much except that he always heads for a carpet instead of just barfing on the hardwood floor where it's easy to ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 26 July 2024"
St. Louis has ranked among the top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas for job growth over the last year, with 31,000 new jobs added, led by the leisure and hospitality industries and the tech sector, and recent investment announcements have contributed to the momentum.
The New York Times informs us today that the latest trend is not to buy stuff just because you saw it on TikTok. Brett House, an economics professor at Columbia University, says this is probably thanks to bad economic times: After years of being told what to buy, TikTok users are trying something new: buying ...continue reading "Are teenagers really buying “only what they need”?"
Darion Thomas, 38, has been charged with four felonies, including armed criminal action and assault, after he allegedly committed a drive-by shooting and was later found by police hiding in the basement of his father's house.
A trio of political action committees supporting either Andrew Bailey or Will Scharf in the Republican primary for Missouri attorney general have raised $4.6 million in large donations this month. The money has translated into an onslaught of TV ads, mailers and text messages from both sides hoping to win the GOP nomination in a […]
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has dropped a new song and scent.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released the song “Deified” in conjunction with his new fragrance, Tony Iommi…
GODFREY - On July 26, 2024, Freer Auto Body hosted its annual Christmas in July fundraiser to raise money for Community Christmas. The Community Christmas initiative aims to fundraise for local families during the Christmas season. All proceeds from Christmas in July and Community Christmas go toward families in the Riverbend region. The Christmas in July fundraiser marks the beginning of Community Christmas, with a raffle, Sloppy Joes and more at Freer Auto Body throughout the day. “The community is awesome,” said Margaret Freer, owner of Freer Auto Body. “We live in a wonderful, wonderful community. We organize this, but the community makes it happen. We’re going to surpass last year’s goal, I’m sure.” Last year, the Christmas in July fundraiser netted approximately $57,000. They hope to reach $60,000 before the end of the day on July 26. This is their 15th year of Community Christmas, and Margaret noted that it has grown a lot since
There are some decent uses of AI. And then there’s everything else. While those with horses in the AI race continue to proclaim the miracles their horses will soon be performing at some indefinite point in the future, a whole lot of entities just see AI as a way to shed human capital and replace […]
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