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Halloween is over. The days are getting shorter, and the temps have plummeted. If you feel the beginnings of seasonal sadness welling up in your soul, do not despair: Garden Glow is coming back.

JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville is getting a new gym this weekend when JerseyFit Barbell celebrates its Grand Opening on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be jam-packed with activities, including a bench pressing competition, kids’ competitions, food, and more. Owner Adam Hickson, who is also a JCHS Strength & Conditioning coach, partnered with Nick Bexheti to make JerseyFit Barbell a reality. Bexheti recently announced the Grand Opening, adding their overall vision is to “elevate the sports and wellness offerings in Jerseyville.” “In April, we turned that dream into a reality. Combining our shared vision and passion for sports, we launched JerseyFit Barbell - a gym that provides a functional fitness space catering to all training styles,” Bexheti said. “This wasn't just about starting a gym; we poured our sweat and heart into renovating an old building, transforming it into a top-notch fitness facility.” The

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SSM Health says about 600 patients admitted each month at its St. Louis-area hospitals say they’re food insecure.

Eternal Jungle, an exhibition by artist Jasmine Raskas, is an immersive installation including sculpture, painting, light, sound, and touch. The goal of this installation is to explore sentience and question […]

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”You getting involved, Elliott Davis, and channel two. It took you getting involved to make things happen," said Reginald Newburn. "It’s a shame that I had to go through this many steps for this long. I’m going to accept it for what it is. It’s done now, and I’m happy about it.”

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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"I am very, very happy to hear they're taking it under advisement," 87-year-old Queen Esther Frazier said.

Justin Brown, a father of a 2-year-old who lives with his wife in the St. Louis area, has $20,000 in student loan debt. Before the pause on loan payments at the start of the pandemic in 2020, he paid $300 a month. But now that Brown has a family, his financial responsibilities have grown — […]

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Potty discussions point to a need for more humanity.

The shooting began as a drug deal at a vacant Carondelet apartment, according to the probable cause statement.

Andrew Pizzullo never thought he’d create a yard game. And yet, today, Pizzullo is  launching a Kickstarter campaign for his new product, Rampz, which combines fan favorites cornhole, beer pong and Skee-Ball into an exciting addition to your lawn game repertoire. 

This story is part of the RFT's exploration into how bad cops get hired, and then re-hired. See this week's cover story, "The Trouble With Bad Cops," for more.

The state allowed nearly 15,000 recalled cannabis products to return to dispensary shelves last week.

A Missouri family is suing the Stoddard County sheriff and two of his deputies, claiming they killed a family dog in a "wholly unjustified," "senseless" and illegal manner. "It's absolutely unconscionable," says attorney Russ Oliver, who represents the Penningtons, a family living outside Dexter, Missouri, that until this August included 9-year-old dog Parker.

In the summer of 2022, 33-year-old Marcellis Blackwell graduated from the police academy at Lincoln University to more public fanfare than the average police cadet. Blackwell was a part of the fourth class at the Missouri state university's police academy, the first of its kind at a historically Black university.

The Trump era was very, very good to the country’s giant telecom monopolies. Trump officials doled out billions in tax breaks (AT&T nabbed $42 billion alone) and billions more in poorly tracked subsidies. It also approved anticompetitive mergers without even reading the details, and handed out all manner of regulator favors like the dismantling of […]

A driver was hurt after crashing in south St. Louis overnight.