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Two recent news stories aptly illustrate what Missouri children “at risk” of maltreatment need — and what they don’t. What they need is concrete help for their families, so their family poverty is not confused with “neglect” and they are not torn from everyone they know and love and consigned to the chaos of foster […]

Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, Illinois, has announced the return of its sunflower experience. During the Sunflower Farm Experience from July 25 to Aug. 4, guests can enjoy a field of […]

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Artist Eve Bayer presents a new collection of paintings on wood, canvas and paper inspired by the drama of nature. An interdisciplinary artist, she works across mediums of painting, drawing, […]

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The Atlanta Fed was right on target. GDP growth in Q2 clocked in at 2.8%: There's nothing special to report in the details. Personal consumption was up; investment was up: and government production was up. This is just a very nice, positive report.

ST. LOUIS - One child has died and others have sustained injuries from multiple accidents on eastbound Interstate 70 Thursday morning. According to police, just after 8 a.m., a Dodge vehicle collided with a tractor trailer, causing debris to travel into other lanes. This debris carried into express lanes, causing a crash involving three more [...]

The hunting season for these birds starts at the beginning of September, which means now is the time for the Missouri Department of Conservation to start tracking their populations.

The district does not know when the repairs will be completed and when the stadiums may reopen.

The United Autoworkers Union has reached a tentative agreement with Lear Corporation in Wentzville, ending the strike and potentially restoring production at the GM plant.

ALTON - Children attending St. Mary's Catholic Church and School's Vacation Bible School received a unique glimpse into law enforcement this past week. Officers and detectives from the local police department provided demonstrations and a guided tour through their facilities. The event, held at the police department, aimed to educate and engage young attendees, offering them firsthand insight into the daily operations and responsibilities of police officers. The children were shown various aspects of police work, investigation and the use of different law enforcement tools. The collaboration between St. Mary's Catholic Church and School and the police department is part of a broader initiative to strengthen community ties and promote educational opportunities outside the traditional classroom setting.

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Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, said Thursday it would abandon its longstanding open-seating policy, and instead assign seats, offer premium seating and redesign its boarding model.

Ameren is installing a smart switch in St. Charles, MO, which will provide greater reliability for nearly 2,000 customers, reducing the time it takes for power to be restored from hours to seconds.

Brentwood's mayor said during that time, the city's $56 million flood mitigation plan was 70% complete.

The utterly pointless, decade-long madness that was the Time Warner Discovery series of mergers has come to its pathetic conclusion. Basically announcing that the whole mess was a waste of time, company executives last week quietly announced they’d be untangling much of the partnership and try to pretend the whole thing never happened: “The theoretical […]

A former U.S. Defense Department contractor on Tuesday got five years of probation and a $50,000 fine for illegally obtaining parts for the military overseas.

Voters in November could decide to restructure St. Louis County's government to include a non-partisan county manager in charge of day-to-day operations. Councilman Mark Harder, a Republican, introduced legislation at Tuesday's council meeting that would put the charter change proposal on the ballot. Harder said he's doing this because there have been too many problems with the way the county government is run. "We can't seem to do some of the basic functions of government. By having a person…