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When Angelica Harris was in the 11th grade, she thought she had a great plan. A competitive golfer and straight-A student, Harris figured she was a shoo-in for a scholarship at an elite university — until she took the ACT. “I got a 16,” Harris recalls. “I was a great student, so my score really shocked me. How could I do so well in the classroom but fail so miserably on a standardized test?” That disconnect, and her determination to improve, led Harris to found Top Tutors For Us, a platform…

Crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for startups to raise capital quickly and easily in an increasingly challenging fundraising environment. It provides startup founders access to alternative fundraising methods and potential investors who may not have otherwise been available, allowing them to pursue the funding they need to launch and grow their businesses. With the right strategy and preparation, crowdfunding can be a successful and effective way for early-stage startups to secure…

"Then I'm home the next day and Jeff City calls. And they said, ‘George you don’t just have a state record, you have a world record.’ and I said, ‘You’re kidding?!'"

A small business owner in Belleville believes he’s getting a raw deal from the city after his business was flooded with raw sewage.

A 4-year-old child was struck by a car and rushed to the hospital on Sunday evening.

Max Muncy hit a two-run homer to right field with one out in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday.

A St. Louis contractor is accused of breaking into a client's home and stealing a safe containing tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gold.

The nonprofit started back in 1883, during a time where there were few ways women could work.

The Carlinville Fire Department and many other crews continue to battle the fire.

The holiday has been celebrated on March 31 for more than a decade and aims to raise awareness about transgender people.

Prosecutors have filed charges in last week’s Dutchtown shooting that left one man dead following a reported domestic disturbance.

The St. Louis Cardinals have placed right-hander Riley O’Brien on the 15-day injured list, dealing another blow to their reworked bullpen. O’Brien has a right flexor tendon strain, and the team sent him back to St. Louis for additional tests.

Why does Easter move around? The short answer is that the Bible suggests Jesus was resurrected on the third day after Passover, and since Passover moves around, so does Easter. Slightly longer answer: In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea decided that the leap months in the Hebrew calendar made it unreliable, so they decreed ...continue reading "Some Easter ponderings"

After a year of heartache and anticipation, a St. Louis County jury reached a verdict in the case of Jacque Mitchell, who was found dead in March 2023.

Officers found a 33-year-old man lying on the ground with numerous gunshot wounds to his chest, stomach and legs in St. Louis' Peabody Darst Webbe neighborhood.