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Missouri American Water is asking customers for help with finding lead-exposed pipes around their homes in hopes to improve water service and replace aging systems.

Call me crazy, but I don’t think it’s okay to go beyond what the law allows even in pursuit of “good” intentions. It is consistently frustrating how this FTC continues to push the boundaries of its own authority, even when the underlying intentions may be good. The latest example is in its order against a […]

DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines. The airline said it has been studying seating options, running tests and surveying customers. Southwest [...]

Both Will Scharf and Elad Gross, the Democrat running for attorney general, say Andrew Bailey could be doing much more.

Judge David Roither asked prosecutor Rob Huq whether he truly believed a jury would convict Chad Morris, the owner of Bar:PM.

Black students now make up only 5.45% of the student population while white students make up 76.4%, according to the most recent data online.

A 3-year-old child died Thursday morning after being thrown from a car that struck a tractor-trailer on eastbound Interstate 70 in St. Louis.

EDWARDSVILLE - Greta Deist had an excellent meet at the 62nd Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association Championships on July 21, 2024, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School. Deist was a part of the Sunset Hills girls 13-14 200-yard medley relay team, which came in second at 2:11.22, then won the 100-yard individual medley at 1:06.71, and also won the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:15.75, then took her third consecutive event in the 100-yard backstroke, having a time of 1:05.00. She finished her day as a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team, who came in fourth at 2:05.57. Greta is a Spencer Homes Female Athlete of the Month for Edwardsville. All in all, it was a very good day for Deist, and in an interview after her winning 100-yard backstroke race, she expressed her happiness and satisfaction with her results. Deist also rated her overall performance as solid, but the most important part to her was being able to swim and compete with her friends, which

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Jones was joined by members of the Board of Aldermen as she signed BB 51, modernizing the City’s Complete Streets policies.

All City outdoor pools will remain open from Noon to 6pm daily through Sunday, August 18.

Bob Brinkmann, 75, started his eponymous construction firm in 1984.

Dennis Cooperwood Jr. died after being shot in the parking lot of a gas station.

A Central West End condominium association has sued the developers behind the project, alleging condo owners have had to pay to repair damage caused by the project’s construction.

Unice Hobby IV, 25, of Belleville, Illinois, has been charged with the murder of Dennis Cooperwood, Jr., 20, of St. Louis, Missouri, after he was shot multiple times at a Shell station on July 8.

BW Design Group, one of the largest system integrators in the U.S., announces that former employees of Velta Technology, a leading provider of digital safety and cybersecurity solutions, have joined the firm. Already a leader in digital transformation and cybersecurity for the food and beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology markets, the addition of […]

The Metro Air Support Unit is celebrating 20 years of protecting both citizens and law enforcement. It was in early 2004 that the STL County Police Chief, the STL Metropolitan Police Chief, and the St.Charles County Sheriff joined forces to create the Metro Air Support Unit, which now consists five police helicopters that work to…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. The rule is to take effect on Aug. 1. A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement in six additional states, bringing…

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Autoworkers at the Lear Corp. seating assembly plant in Wentzville ended their strike Thursday, days after they walked off the job over health and safety concerns as well as pay demands. UAW Local 282 President Bill Hugebeck said the union reached a tentative deal with Lear and workers returned to the assembly line Thursday morning. Hugebeck said the terms of the deal would be released at a later time. Lear is responsible for making seats for several cars, including for the General Motors plant…

This is Gustav Klimt's Judith at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna.