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A lawsuit accusing Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of sexual assault in the '70s has been dismissed after a judge ruled the plaintiff waited too long to file her case.The suit was…

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THE FABULOUS FOX THEATRE’S ANNOUNCES 2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON    The Fabulous Fox Theatre announced its electrifying 2024-2025 Broadway season that will take audiences on a journey of timeless entertainment.   The 2024-2025 Broadway Subscription willinclude the beloved, cinematic classic that’s now a smash-hit on Broadway, BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, the untold true story […]

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Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Mt. Carmel, Illinois man co-prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to the dissemination of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Raoul’s office prosecuted Alexander Knotts, 24, who was sentenced by Wabash County Circuit Court Judge William Hudson after he pleaded guilty to three counts of dissemination of child pornography, Class X felonies, and one count of failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 2 felony. Knotts immediately began serving his 40-year sentence. “This sentence ensures a child predator is held accountable and prevented from being able to exploit more innocent children,” Raoul said. “Collaborations lik

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From Leader Publications:  The Festus City Council recently approved a $454,827 change order to have more water main pipe replacement work completed as part of the street improvement project already underway along West Main Street from Park Avenue to North Mill Street. Late last year the council agreed to spend $1,233,710 on the West Main […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Plans to build a shelter for unhoused pregnant women in West County will move forward, ending a three-year fight by nearby residents who sought to stop the project. Our Lady’s Inn, a Catholic charity, wants to build the shelter on a 7-acre property at 13205 Big Bend Road, but nearby homeowners […]

Impetus Ag Announces New Board Member ST. LOUIS, February 22, 2024 – Impetus Agriculture, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Deadwyler to its Board […]

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From WorkRise:  Since emancipation more than a century and a half ago, the racial wealth gap in the United States has persisted across the ensuing decades for families of color. Structural inequities, reinforced by how structural racism shapes racially disparate policies and practices, continue to severely limit wealth-building mechanisms for Black and Latinx families of […]

From CNN:  The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk. Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in […]

The future of construction engineering would benefit from more women – especially minority women – being inspired to join the field and share their perspectives, according to Remy Haire, a student at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Remy Haire is a junior at Missouri S&T. Haire, a civil engineering student from East St. Louis, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new amusement ride could open at Union Station next year. Developers behind the tourist attractions at the site behind the Union Station hotel, 1820 Market St., are seeking permission from the St. Louis Preservation Board, which meets Monday, to add the new ride. The specific details and design of […]

President Joe Biden expanded his push to eliminate student loan debt Wednesday, saying during a speech the initiative is part of a campaign promise to address the “broken” system. “While a college degree is still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is too expensive,” Biden said. “And too many Americans are still saddled […]

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When Covid restrictions forced Revel Kitchen owners Simon and Angelica Lusky to close their doors to foot traffic, it quickly became an issue of survival: How would they keep their health-conscious business afloat? The solution came with a ghost kitchen pizza biz — and some rectangular tin pans.  “By using a pan, we could bake pizza in our existing, traditional ovens,” says Angelica Lusky.

From RiverFront Times:  The city’s Preservation Board will again weigh allowing a developer to demolish City Museum founder and St. Louis sculptor Bob Cassilly’s workshop. This isn’t the first time a demolition permit has been requested for the workshop at 2645 Lafayette Avenue in the city’s Gate District. In 2023 the board denied a previous […]

From News Tribune:  Window renovations for Robert Hyder Apartments are moving at a fast pace, leaders with the Jefferson City Housing Authority said this week. JCHA Executive Director Michelle Wessler told members of the organization’s board Tuesday morning that so far, contractors had replaced windows in 74 units out of 116, all along Wayne Avenue. […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  One of St. Louis’ largest accounting firms has downsized and modernized its existing office. Armanino LLP, which was created from a 2021 merger of St. Louis-based Brown Smith Wallace with the San Ramon, California-based firm Armanino, was able to shift where it worked for seven months last year so that […]

The St. Charles County Police Department announced that their regional SWAT team will be conducting controlled explosions in Wentzville Thursday.

On This Day, February 22, 1989…The 31st Grammy Awards added a new category, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, but it was not without controversy.Jethro Tull won the award for their album…

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Blessed by the Ancestors is a new art exhibition that celebrates the rich artistic talent of Black artists hailing from St. Louis. The exhibition serves as a powerful testament to […]

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