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ST. LOUIS - Schnuck Markets, Inc. and The Salvation Army today announced that Schnucks customers and the company donated a total of $230,000 to The Salvation Army’s annual Tree of Lights campaign through the most recent “ Round Up at the Register ”. Schnucks customers had the option to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar, with 100 percent of donations from the 15-day campaign benefiting The Salvation Army. Customers donated $212,281, and Schnucks added $17,719. “As they do each holiday season without fail, Schnucks customers once again showed their appreciation towards The Salvation Army through their generous round ups as well as their donations to the red kettles at the entrances of our stores,” said Schnucks Chairman and CEO Todd Schnuck. “The work The Salvation Army does in our communities, not only during the holiday season but year round, truly aligns with our company’s mission to nourish people’s lives.” All

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CHICAGO – Someone could finish off 2023 by winning a hefty Powerball jackpot. The jackpot for the last Powerball drawing of the year, Saturday, December 30, has grown to $760 million. If won, it would be the third highest Powerball jackpot of the year and the sixth largest in the game’s history. The Powerball jackpot was previously won on October 11, 2023 when a single ticket in California won a $1.765 billion grand prize. In Illinois, eight Lottery players have won prizes of $1 million with Powerball so far this year. In total, Powerball players in Illinois purchased over 4.2 million winning tickets and have won nearly $40 million in prizes in 2023. You could be next! With over 7,000 Illinois Lottery retailers across the State, lottery players can conveniently pick up a ticket at their local store - or they can login to the Illinois Lottery website or app and purchase a ticket online. Powerball tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Powerplay

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Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 […]

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today announced the approval of eleven applications to proceed towards certification in the Supportive Living Program for Dementia Care Settings. The Supportive Living Program is a Medicaid alternative that offers services at a significantly lower cost than a nursing home and can successfully prevent or delay the need for nursing home care. The Supportive Living Program operates through a Home- and Community-Based Services waiver approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This allows Medicaid funds to pay for assisted living services for eligible Medicaid participants who might otherwise live in a nursing home. The Supportive Living Program gives seniors and persons with physical disabilities a more independent lifestyle option by providing their own apartment which includes a bathroom and kitchen/kitchenette. The Medicaid program pays for a portion or all the medical care an

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Officers responding to a shooting shortly after 5 a.m. near the intersection of North Kingshighway Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Avenue found a woman shot in the head, police said.

A special featuring highlights from the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air Monday, January 1, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The star-studded event took…

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Founded in 1997, the liquor store has grown to include 10 locations in Missouri and one in Arkansas.

The connection of the proposed trail to the existing Katy Trail would give Missouri a bucket-list destination for hikers and bikers.

We offer Fallen Arches, our annual awards celebrating everything that is silly or goofy or seriously awry — and occasionally downright amazing.

Most parents worry about the detrimental effects that technology use in our hyperconnected world is having on our children.

O’FALLON — Expectant moms can get all their “what to expect when expecting” questions answered by attending any or all the prenatal education programs offered by HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in the coming year. St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center offers a wide range of services for mothers and infants, and the class schedule for 2024 is now available. It includes Prepared Childbirth and Breastfeeding Classes that are taught by a registered nurse from St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center. Classes are open to any mom-to-be and their support person. The recommended time to attend is after 28 weeks. “We want to make sure we are providing moms and families with the information they need so they are as prepared as they can be for the delivery, as well as taking their baby home,” shared Julie Brooks, RN, BSN, CLC, childbirth educator and lactation counselor at St. Elizabeth's Women and Infants Center. “We invite both

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The acclaimed restaurateur sits down with George and Cheryl to discuss his ambitious plans for the Delmar Maker District—including two new restaurant concepts.

Barrel-aged beer is big business in this town. Four of the highest-rated beers in the world — Side Project’s M.J.K., Beer : Barrel : Time, and O.W.K. and Perennial’s Barrel-Aged Abraxas — are brewed, bourbon-barreled and aged right here in St. Louis.

On December 29, 2013, Donald “Donnie” Erwin left his Camden County home to buy cigarettes and never came back. It wasn’t until a YouTuber and drone pilot took an interest in Erwin’s case that investigators finally got some leads. 

It almost doesn't need to be said that the end of the year is replete with too many festivities. By the time the New Year's Eve countdown rolls around, most of us have had enough.

Communities bordering the southern stretch of Kansas City and their state legislators are gearing up once again to fight developers’ plan to build a landfill near a high-end golf course subdivision.  State Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, pre-filed a bill ahead of the Missouri legislative session, set to begin in January, aimed at stopping the […]

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The new health and wellness center features a play village for kids, along with services such as lactation and nutrition counseling, pediatric occupational therapy, and pediatric sleep therapy.

New Year's Eve is a night restaurant owners tend to love and loathe.