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Kansas City hospitals had plan for tragedies like the Chiefs parade mass shooting

1 year 8 months ago

The burst of gunfire that killed a young mother and wounded almost two dozen others could have turned out even deadlier. But one critically injured young man made it to the operating room at University Health Kansas City within minutes after being hit. Had he not been triaged at the scene and rushed to the […]

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Suzanne King

Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power

1 year 8 months ago

In the coming years, a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan could become the first in the country to restart operations after shutting down. The Palisades plant in southwest Michigan could be revived by a $1.5 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, Bloomberg reported. Federal officials have not yet confirmed […]

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Alex Brown

South Roxana Neighbor's Extend Thanks To Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery For Donation

1 year 8 months ago
SOUTH ROXANA - The Easter Bunny stopped by to greet his friends at the Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery with a special delivery of goodies they had arranged to be delivered for the South Roxana Neighbor's upcoming Easter Egg Hunt which will be at the Dad’s Club at 2 p.m. on March 24, 2024. The Neighbor's members said thank you to Phillips 66 for contacting the Easter Bunny and contributing to make this event possible in the community for the kids. In the photo are Matthew Hartnett, Melissa Magruder, Anna Broadfoot, Melissa Erker and Katie Bennett.

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1 year 8 months ago
⏳ STLduJour(nal) - MMXXIV:50-AM JW Mon, 02/19/2024 - 06:56 President's Day (J.0.B. working day) Events 📆
  • Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Chili Chowdown Set for March 4 - RiverBender
  • New ball, new rules as Battlehawks prepare for 2024 UFL season - FOX 2
  • St. Louis Battlehawks, citing demand, open 10 more sections to ticket sales - KSDK
BuySTL 👜
  • Hundreds of new businesses create economic boom in Florissant - KSDK
  • Missouri rolls up huge cannabis sales in 2023 - KSDK
  • Mueller Furniture Receives "2024 Retailer of the Year" Award by the Home Furnishings Association - RiverBender
Restaurants 🍲
  • Amaizing Arepa Bar opens in downtown St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine
  • Chilanguita Mexican Kitchen Brings a Zesty Fiesta to South City - RFT
  • Gourmet grilled cheese concept Steve's Meltdown coming to Midtown - stltoday.com
  • Luna Maki Coffee brings clean coffee to St. Louis farmers markets - FEAST
  • Motor Town Pizza now open in Richmond Heights - St. Louis Magazine
  • Olde City Café & Bar brings the Breese community together in a historic space - FEAST
  • My Just Desserts Upcoming Closure Marks End Of An Era In Alton - RiverBender
  • Jerseyville Imo's Permanently Shutting Down - RiverBender
STLfood ⚜️ Neighborhoods 🏡 STL99 😱
  • Schnucks' New Self-Checkout Policy Notches Its First Arrest - RFT
  • Man accused of flashing gun at Schnucks employee over too many items for self-checkout - FOX 2
  • Driver in custody after hit-and-run topples SLPS school bus on I-44, police say - KSDK
99MO 😱
  • Half of Missouri's population at risk of no longer having clean drinking water if new bill passes, expert says - KSDK
  • Shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say - FOX 2
Police 🚓
  • Former Potosi police officer sentenced for child sex trafficking - FOX 2
  • Perv Potosi Cop Matthew Skaggs Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison - RFT
  • Off-duty officer shot, manhunt continues - FOX 2
DotGov 🏛
  • Amazon Joins SpaceX in Fight to Declare U.S. Labor Board 'Unconstitutional' - Gizmodo
  • As Predicted, Judge Dismisses Nearly All Of Sarah Silverman, Michael Chabon, And Other Authors’ Lawsuits Against OpenAI - Techdirt
  • Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are - Missouri Independent
CityGov 🏛
  • Change to St. Louis firefighter pension system gets veto-proof majority - stltoday.com
  • BB 217 - Repealing Ordinance Number 69955 realted to Complete Streets - Board Bills
  • 30% of St. Louis city jobs are vacant. Aldermen wonder about a new approach. - stltoday.com
  • Aldermen pass bill that could condemn Paul McKee’s north St. Louis land - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis gets D grade in 2024 'Financial State of Cities' report - FOX 2
LocalGov 🏛
  • 'What Is Your Solution?': Resident Raises Concerns About Alton Public Camping Ban - RiverBender
  • Bills to require St. Louis City and County to reimburse St. Charles County - FOX 2
  • Bridgeton mayor unexpectedly passes away - FOX 2
  • City council meeting: food tax removal warning; legal costs; board members code of ethics; Revel Kitchen coming - 40 South News
  • St. Louis-area cities say they’ll cut services like police, roads if food tax is repealed - stltoday.com
  • Wood River Recreation Center Opens - RiverBender
MoGov 🏛
  • First contract for widening I-70 approved by Missouri highways commission - Missouri Independent
  • Union Apprentices Complete Volunteer Projects at Two Missouri State Parks - Terrain Magazine
FedGov 🏛
  • State Dept. Expands NSO Group-Targeting Ban To Include Anyone Who Misuses Commercial Malware - Techdirt
  • What happens next in the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas? - Missouri Independent
Jobs 📄
  • Civil Engineer II - Jobs
  • Utility Worker (Lead) - Jobs
Space 🚀
  • SpaceX to Deorbit 100 Starlink Satellites Due to Detected Flaw - Gizmodo
DIY 🪓 Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️
  • 10 Actually Useful Things the Flipper Zero Can Do - Gizmodo
  • Can Mozilla's Layoff Help Revive Firefox's Popularity? - It's FOSS News
  • Developer's Move to Bridge Mastodon and Bluesky Sparks Debate! - It's FOSS News
  • Nginx web server forked as Freenginx to escape corporate overlords - The Register
  • Popular git config options - Julia Evans
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Feds deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November

1 year 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement and cybersecurity officials are warning the nation’s state election administrators that they face serious threats ahead of November’s presidential election. Secretaries of state and state election directors must be ready for potential cyberattacks, both familiar and uncomfortably new, according to the feds. And they must remain vigilant about possible threats […]

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Matt Vasilogambros

‘Uncharted territory’: How would abortion-rights amendment impact Missouri TRAP laws?

1 year 8 months ago

In the months before the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia was forced to stop providing abortions in 2018, Emily Wales spent long nights calling patients to make back-up plans.  The clinic’s license was in jeopardy as it faced a court battle over hospital admitting privileges. Wales was among the staff calling women across Missouri as […]

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Anna Spoerre