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Manchester wants the land. St. Louis County doesn't want to let it go. They've spent thousands of dollars to make their cases for an upcoming ballot measure.

OAKVILLE, Mo. -- A fortunate Missouri Lottery player struck it big while scratching off a "$100,000 Super Crossword" ticket purchased at On the Run on Telegraph Road in Oakville. After receiving confirmation of their $100,000 top prize win, the player decided to share the joy with his sons by giving them some of the winnings. [...]

St. Louis electronics provider Plug is relocating to a larger headquarters, a move its CEO says is being made to accommodate its rapid sales and headcount growth.

The housing market has cooled off nationally in 2023, but how has that affected prices in the most expensive St. Louis ZIP codes?

Skyscrapers at La Défense in Paris.

Bob Dylan has added a New York City date to his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour.  The rocker will now play the Beacon Theatre on November 16, one of seven shows in…

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Family members, business associates and community stakeholders joined the St. Louis Business Journal to recognize honorees in the Family Business Awards for 2023 at a dinner Thursday, Oct. 26, at 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis in Downtown West.

KANSAS CITY – Abortion rights initiatives proposed for the 2024 Missouri ballot would make it impossible for the state to protect women from unsanitary conditions at clinics, attorneys representing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft argued to  a panel of judges on Monday. The restrictions on government regulation of abortions contained in the petitions would make […]

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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and bankrupt hedge fund Alameda Research, is back on the stand in his fraud trial today. This time, though, he's being questioned by prosecutors. Things started slowly, so after lunch prosecutors tried to liven up the proceedings with questions about SBF's hair (really) and his use of ...continue reading "SBF trial continues with questions about his hair"

I have no idea how the current Google antitrust trial will turn out, and frankly, I’m not sure it much matters. I mean, I’m sure it matters for Google, but I don’t see how either outcome will change all that much for anyone else. I have noted, repeatedly, that I’m much more interested in a […]

Today on TAP: Reading between the lines, the mainstream of the Democratic Party is moving away from unconditional support for a ground invasion in Gaza.

A new cooking school in St. Louis hopes to empower people of all skill levels to engage with food in creative ways through inventive and playful classes. Cooking with Local Mushrooms, Plant-Based Thanksgiving and Homemade Gnocchi are just a few of the offerings at Fennel Cooking Studio (3043 Olive Street, 314-200-5410), which owner Jackie Price opened in Midtown last month.

ST. LOUIS -- A man sitting on a park bench tells police he was shot while sitting on a park bench. He says that he did not know the suspect. In the early hours of October 30, 2023, at around 4 a.m. a shooting took place in the 5500 block of Dr. Martin Luther King. [...]

Ukraine is using ultra-cheap "First Person View" drones to destroy Russian tanks: A typical FPV weighs up to one kilogram, has four small engines, a battery, a frame and a camera connected wirelessly to goggles worn by a pilot operating it remotely. It can carry up to 2.5 kilograms of explosives and strike a target ...continue reading "Ukraine is providing an early peek at the future of warfare"

A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury.

Peter Gabriel shared another track from his upcoming album i/o over the weekend, coinciding with October's full moon. The latest is “And Still,” a song he wrote for his mother after she passed away.…

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BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department has received over 20 reports of vehicle burglaries/stolen vehicles in the last week, Bethalto Police Chief Jason Lamb said. "We are reminding people to please lock your vehicle and either remove or hide any valuable items inside of your vehicle," Chief Lamb said. "We have taken reports of expensive valuables being taken. "Most of our reports have documented that their vehicles were unlocked, however, we have had some reports where force was used to enter the vehicle. Some of these encounters have been captured on video. "We are asking everyone to review your surveillance cameras (should you have any) for any evidence of these perpetrators near your or your neighbor's vehicle. If you have a video of these subjects, please contact us so one of our officers can obtain that video from you." Even if nothing was taken, the department would like to hear about it so they can further gather information about where these people have been,

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ALTON - Madison County Coroner’s Office Chief Of Investigations Shane P. Liley has identified a Godfrey area male who died as a result of being involved in a two-vehicle traffic crash early Sunday morning, Oct. 29, 2023. The man is identified as Anthony M. Geisen, 20, of Godfrey. Geisen was the driver and sole occupant of a white 2015 Ford Focus Hatchback. He was traveling northbound on Henry Street and through the intersection of Landmarks Boulevard when he was struck on the passenger side by a 2024 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The crash occurred at 5:54 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2023. Geisen was treated at the scene by paramedics with the Alton Fire Department and taken to OSF Saint Anthony’s Heath Center in Alton, where he was pronounced deceased at 6:23 a.m. after resuscitative efforts were unsuccessful. The victim was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and his airbags did deploy, Liley said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured during the

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ALTON - The City of Alton unveiled its plans to become a child-friendly city through the UNICEF U.S.A Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). Alton will be one of eight cities in the country to achieve this designation. “Sometimes you look in eyes and you see hope. Other times, you see despair. Other times, you see trauma. Through this Child Friendly City Initiative, what we want to do is be able to see the hope in their eyes and not despair,” Mayor David Goins said. “What I’d like to do is continue to work with the City Council and my administration as we strive to seek legislation, decisions that will positively impact children’s lives and health and wellbeing.” The City Council has allocated $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to “invest in our youth,” Goins said. The Council specifically approved $50,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act to go toward CFCI in Alton. CFCI focuses on promoting child rights, fighting

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