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Indigenous communities worry the decision will compound existing health disparities.

In 2015, Whitesnake released The Purple Album, which celebrated frontman David Coverdale’s three years in the band Deep Purple. Well, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Coverdale’s Deep Purple debut, Whitesnake is now reissuing the album.  The…

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An end is in sight to the heat wave cooking St. Louis with some of the hottest conditions it has ever recorded. But the area will first need to endure at least two more scorching days on Thursday and Friday.

Is our employment picture getting better or worse? See recent changes in local jobs, unemployment, earnings and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule updating and modernizing the Davis-Bacon Act. The update, announced by the Biden Administration last week, represents the biggest expansion of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in generations. The rule restores and strengthens the regulations that implement the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts […]

Gas prices for the region are dropping but remain high as the Labor Day weekend holiday nears. The statewide gas price for regular unleaded average in Illinois is $4.11 a gallon, while Missouri is $3.53 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. The nationwide average is $3.84. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Missouri, drivers in Jefferson City are paying the most on average at $3.66 while drivers in Joplin are paying the least at $3.37 per gallon. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.84, which is three cents less compared to this day last week and five cents less than the price per gallon at this same time last year, according to AAA Gas Prices . On Gas Buddy, the lowest gas prices around Madison County are as follows: Walmart - Godfrey Road, Godfrey, $3.59 per gallon for regular unleaded. QuikTrip - Godfrey, $3.62 per gallon for regular unleaded. Casey's - Godfrey, $3.64 per gallon for regular

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ALTON - Families can mark the end of summer with free snacks and a movie this Saturday, Aug. 26 at James Killion Park. The James Killion Beautification and Enhancement Committee (JK-BEC) hosts movie nights throughout August. They will be showing “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as their final film this Saturday. “We look forward to the month of August every year to give back, to give the children and parents something to do together, and they have definitely come out and are truly enjoying it,” said Rosetta Brown, Alton Alderwoman of the 4th Ward and member of the JK-BEC. Brown explained that the JK-BEC has seven members who organize the movie nights, in addition to their other work in James Killion Park. With the help of their sponsors and volunteers, the JK-BEC is able to provide free hotdogs, popcorn and other snacks to moviegoers. Brown said they wanted to “go out with a blast and a bang,” which is why they chose to screen “Black

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Extreme heat and a failing air conditioning system led to kids being transferred out of a north St. Louis school for the day. It all happened Thursday morning at Pierre Laclede Elementary School on Kennerly.

Rural Missouri court is so backed up that seven trials were scheduled for one day but none of them took place.

Based in Edwardsville, Ill., the Madison County Building & Zoning Department enables the County Board to plan and prioritize policies... Read More

A dangerous wave of heat and humidity has made its way across the bi-state area this week with temperatures ranging... Read More

The fundraiser helps people with neuromuscular diseases living in the St. Louis community. Text Donate to 314-425-5355.

Reporting on problems with Medicaid, pandemic food benefits and other state issues facing lower-income Missourians earned The Missouri Independent the media award Thursday during Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s annual “For the Common Good Awards” luncheon in St. Louis. The award, given for “significant contributions to promoting equal access to justice in our community” recognized […]

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ILLINOIS — Regions blessed by large swaths of farmland can also be cursed with season spikes in humidity thanks to "corn sweat." You see, as corn and other crops grow, they give off moisture through their leaves. This happens throughout the growing season but reaches its peak as crops mature. Thanks to the US National [...]

Stephen Thaler has spent years trying, and almost always failing, to convince both patent and copyright bodies to give him patents and copyrights on works he says are created by AI systems he’s built. He’s failed at this process. A lot. I mean, really, a lot. His latest attempt was to sue the Copyright Office […]

GlobalSTL Lead Vijay Chauhan and BioSTL President and CEO Donn Rubin in June took a three-day trip to Scotland, marking GlobalSTL’s first trip to the country.

JERSEYVILLE - Seventeen students at Jersey Community High School have received honors through the College Board National Recognition Programs . These programs recognize students for their academic excellence and connect them to scholarship programs, colleges and universities, which often send recruitment letters to awardees. As an academic honor, students’ applications are also boosted by the recognition. “We’re thrilled to celebrate our students and recognize them for the great work they’ve been doing,” JCHS Principal Dr. Jason Brunaugh said. “This one award opens up full-ride scholarship opportunities for our students to a variety of universities, and we are excited for their future endeavors.” To be eligible for the College Board National Recognition Programs, students must attend school in a rural area or identify as Latino, Hispanic, Black, African American, Native or Indigenous. They also need a GPA of 3.5 or higher and high

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