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Missouri lawmakers debate blocking University of Kansas deal with Liberty hospital

1 year 6 months ago

Liberty Hospital would be at risk of falling into the hands of a for-profit chain and losing important services if Missouri lawmakers block a proposed takeover by the University of Kansas Health System, a board member for the Northland hospital argued last week.  Speaking to a Missouri Senate committee, Liberty Hospital board president Dennis Carter […]

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Allison Kite

Transfer Students to Explore Options at L&C Spring Transfer Day 2024  

1 year 6 months ago
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College students will have the opportunity to mingle with representatives from various colleges, universities and military branches during Spring Transfer Day 2024, to be held from noon-2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, in The Commons. Colleges/universities/organizations represented will include: Eastern Illinois University Southern Illinois University Carbondale University of Illinois Springfield Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Central Methodist University Greenville University Quincy University Webster University McKendree University Illinois College Harris Stowe State University Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Maryville University Lindenwood University Fontbonne University Blackburn University University of Missouri St. Louis UMSL College of Business U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Airforce U.S. Army For more information, contact

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Mozilla Unveils (Possibly Futile) Tool That Lets You Request That Data Brokers Delete Your Data

1 year 6 months ago
Every few weeks for the last fifteen years there’s been a massive scandal involving some company, telecom, data broker, or app maker over-collecting your detailed personal location data, failing to secure it, then selling access to that information to any nitwit with a nickel. And despite the added risks this creates in the post-Roe era, we’ve still done little to […]
Karl Bode

Fans pack St. Louis bars to watch Chiefs win Super Bowl 2024

1 year 6 months ago
St. Louis was packed and glued to the big screen Sunday night as Super Bowl LVIII kicked off in Las Vegas. Now, it's all over. The Kansas City Chiefs won the nail-biter in overtime 25 - 22 against the San Francisco 49ers. You may have watched football's biggest night of the year at a friend's place, at home or only for the commercials. KSDK went to watch parties across the St. Louis areas to catch-up with fans on both sides of the field. It felt like Christmas Day for Chiefs fans on Weber's Front…
Annie Krall

Missouri Marijuana to Direct Nearly $20 Million to Veterans This Year

1 year 6 months ago
The Missouri Veterans Commission will likely receive about $19 million from marijuana sales revenue before the current fiscal year is over on July 1, Amy Moore, director of the Division of Cannabis Regulation, told a House committee this week.  Next year it will be $22 million, she said, if the governor’s budget recommendations are approved. 
Rebecca Rivas

At 94, Grand Center's Continental Life Building Is a Timeless Beauty

1 year 6 months ago
If you live or work near Grand Center, or even if you've just enjoyed a night of theater at the Fabulous Fox, you've probably craned your neck to look up at the Continental Life Building — the prettiest skyscraper in the neighborhood. You're not the only one intrigued by this Art Deco beauty. The skyscraper, completed in 1930, was the model for the building haunted by ghosts in 1984's Ghostbusters (set in New York and filmed in New York, but inspired by St. Louis!).
Sarah Fenske