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Intramotev, St. Louis electric railcar company signs switching agreement
Agreement partner is Eagle Drayage, a family-owned, 100-year-old St. Louis company
Man charged for killing a teen in the Walnut Park East neighborhood in St. Louis
Investigators charged 25-year-old Dominic Cody Thursday with first degree murder, robbery and two counts of armed criminal action for shooting and killing 16-year-old Marco Deloch.
Absentee voting questions
St. Louis churches are leading an air quality revolution
Dome's new turf being installed
The new turf at the Dome at America's Center is taking shape.
Richmond Heights hotel manager used computer system to steal money from hotel, customers
Angelique Patterson, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday to five counts of wire fraud for altering the records of customers who paid using cash or credit cards.
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Metro, MCT ridership report for Q2 2024
Despite opt-outs by GOP states, debut of kids’ summer food program seen as a success
A U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative to feed hungry kids during the long summer months is mostly winding down, with advocates calling it a success despite some hiccups — and the federal government and many states are already working to bring the permanent program back in 2025. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program — or Summer EBT — has popped […]
Prospect Weekly Roundup: Late Summer in Flip-Flops
David Dayen and Robert Kuttner discuss Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Nonprofit looks to build $4.7M STEM center after completing educational garden
After opening a 3.5-acre educational garden and bee pollinator laboratory for programming for St. Louis elementary students, a local nonprofit now is focusing on a planned education center.
St. Louis jury renders $462M verdict in trucking deaths
A jury returned a $462 million verdict against a Indiana-based company that manufactures tractor trailers, holding it responsible for the deaths of two St. Louis men who were decapitated when their car slammed underneath the back of the trailer.
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Friday Cat Blogging – 6 September 2024
I was looking for some old photographs last night and ran across my pictures of Hilbert when we first brought him home ten years and two cameras ago. So today you get a stroll down memory lane. Hilbert isn't quite a kitten in these pictures—he was ten months old when we adopted him—but he still ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 6 September 2024"
One Of Belleville East High School's Newest Teachers is a Familiar Face
BELLEVILLE — Luke Breunig is a Belleville East High School alum who feels right at home at the school in his hometown. Brueunig recently graduated from the University of Illinois with an English degree and a minor in creative writing. He expressed enthusiasm about returning to Belleville East as a teacher, stating, "I'm excited to teach at East because it feels like home. I learned a lot in my time as a student, and I'm excited to start giving back as a teacher." Breunig enjoys reading, writing, music, and art in his free time. Belleville East High School issued a statement and said that it "looks forward to the contributions Breunig will bring to the English department and the positive impact he will have on students."
More Evidence for a Big Fed Rate Cut
Today on TAP: Even Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan were less perversely hawkish than current Fed chair Jay Powell, as Barney Frank reminds us.
Ringo Starr shares behind-the-scenes look at his tour rehearsals
Ringo Starr is getting ready to kick off another tour with his All Starr Band, and he just gave fans a peek behind the scenes at rehearsals for the trek.In…
Treasury is way behind on auditing the wealthy
Over at National Review, Dominic Pino has a sarcastic post about Democratic efforts to collect unpaid taxes from rich people by amping up IRS enforcement. I don't care much about the fact that some of the estimates for revenue collection were a little crazy, but even putting that aside Pino has a point. Using the ...continue reading "Treasury is way behind on auditing the wealthy"
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