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You know, this is a pretty big deal: Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a plan for Medicare to cover long-term-care services at home, a significant expansion of the program that would be aimed at helping tens of millions of Americans who are caring for aging parents. ....Under Harris’s plan, Medicare would cover services ...continue reading "Kamala Harris wants Medicare to cover long-term home care"

Shrewsbury Fire Chief Chris Amenn said the fire displaced at least 30 residents. More than 20 of them are international exchange students at Webster University.

Three Planned Parenthood clinics in eastern and southern Missouri will shut their doors next month, though the organization’s leaders insist the moves will ultimately expand access to reproductive health care. As part of the consolidation effort, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers will be expanding telehealth services and hours at its remaining St. Louis clinics. The moves come as the state has successfully implemented legislation cutting Planned Parenthood clinics off from Medicaid funding, though…

Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling, but that comes at the expense of Illinois’ traditional riverboat casinos and the horse racing industry.

A St. Louis law firm has hired Shane Chapman as a shareholder in its health care practice group, touting his experience in defending lawsuits in Metro East.

A south St. Louis landmark known for breakfast day and night and countless memories made over the past six decades closed its doors for the last time late Tuesday morning.

With Hurricane Milton barreling toward Florida's Gulf Coast, many Tampa Bay area residents are fearing widespread and potentially weeks-long power outages, which could affect cellphone service, as many saw during Hurricane Helene.

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Midwest Region is set to host its annual Fall Conference from October 9-11, 2024, in St. Louis. The event will bring together approximately 100 women construction professionals from across the region to focus on leadership, empowerment, and the future of women in construction. In a noteworthy addition, […]

The St. Clair County Health Department is looking to narrow down what foods may have caused the outbreak that led to at least six people being hospitalized.

Trumpist Republican outrage (most of it manufactured) over being spied on by the US government almost led to significant reforms to Section 702 surveillance powers, specifically the loophole the FBI abuses to search for Americans’ communications in the NSA’s foreign-facing haystack. But that all got scuttled during the infighting and increasing desperation to just give […]

California has a housing shortage. As a result, rents are high and vacancies are low. And yet: Housing construction has surpassed population growth and is within a hair's breadth of keeping up with job growth. So where does the shortage come from?

Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, announces that Shane Spears is serving as director of estimating for the company’s energy, industrial and civil construction team. Spears has more than 12 years of leadership experience in general contracting, with an emphasis in energy, industrial and heavy civil construction. He is working […]

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College enrollment continues to trend upward, closing out the Fall 2024 enrollment period with 4,606 total students – up 9.77 percent over Fall 2023 – taking a total of 36,883.5 credit hours, also up more than 5 percent over last year. Ethnicity Asian 1.24% Black or African American 9.25 % Hispanic 4.52% Two or More Races 3.54% Unknown 3.58% White 77.50% Gender Female 57.17% Male 42.83 % Age 17 and Under 40.47% 18 - 19 24.23% 20 - 24 19.82% 25 - 29 5.08% 30 - 34 3.56% 35 - 39 2.41% 40 - 44 1.91% 45 - 49 1.15% 50 - 54 0.52% 55 - 59 0.26% 60 and Over 0.59% Residence In-district 94.62% Out-of-district 4.39% International 1% " v:shapes="_x0000_s1026" style="width: 3.3333in; height: 6.052in;">“The Lewis and Clark team of faculty and staff is doing excellent work to advance the college,” said President Ken Trzaska. “I am proud of our efforts. Enrollment continuing to trend in a positive manner is a reflection

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A "ghost gun" is basically a kit: you get a box full of parts, make some tiny modifications, and then put it together. Today the Supreme Court pondered whether ghost guns could be regulated like regular guns—i.e., require serial numbers, background checks, etc. Early in the argument, while Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar was making the ...continue reading "When is a gun not a gun?"

Those displaced by an apartment fire late Monday night are trying to pick up the pieces Tuesday.

The St. Louis Lambert International Airport saw an increase in arriving flights from Florida on Tuesday as residents evacuated the state ahead of Hurricane Milton. Passengers said additional flights with Southwest Airlines made it possible to get out of harm's way.

S. M. Wilson & Co. is excited to partner with Roxana Community Unit School District #1 on the addition of a gymnasium at Central Intermediate School. The project broke ground last month. The 11,000-square-foot gymnasium addition will house a full-size baseball court, restrooms, and storage areas. As part of S. M. Wilson’s SKILLED® student engagement […]

Graham Nash has set his first shows for 2025.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for the spring leg of his More Evenings of Songs And Stories tour.…

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The location on Manchester Road in west St. Louis County will remain open.