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The world's largest pork processor Smithfield Foods will close 35 hog farms in Putnam County and Mercer County in Missouri later this fall.

The state's largest natural gas utility has named a new president for its Missouri operations.

The Boeing project, dubbed Operation Voyager, calls for construction of multiple buildings totaling 1 million square feet. The aerospace giant has said the expansion will enable it to compete for the “next franchise programs” from the Pentagon.

A series of investments in amenity upgrades at Clayton office buildings have prompted building owners elsewhere in the St. Louis region to embark upon a similar strategy in the hope that, as Clayton continues to fill up, companies in search of premium office space might begin casting their eye elsewhere.

This is an (extremely) abandoned gas station in Desert Center, an abandoned town on Interstate 10 about halfway between Indio and Blythe. I'm not sure what the history is here, but I suspect that a better question than "why was it abandoned?" is "why was it ever built in the first place?" In any case, ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

EDWARDSVILLE - As Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (ECUSD7) prepares for the first day of school on Aug. 16, Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton explains summer renovations and plans for the upcoming year. Edwardsville High School underwent a major renovation this summer when the media center that was previously housed in the high school was torn down and replaced with classrooms and offices. Shelton explained that this will allow freshmen students to stay at the high school all day instead of traveling between campuses. “That’s probably the biggest one,” he said. “They had to fill in part of and then build up from there. They ripped it all down except for exterior walls and started over. So we’ve got eight classrooms, four offices, a little collaboration space. It’s going to be a great space for kids." The ECUSD7 Board approved the renovation last March, accepting a bid of approximately $680,000 from C. Rallo Contracting Co.,

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A Red October is not looking likely for this year's St. Louis Cardinals. But for fans loyal enough to follow the Cardinals through the finale, there could be some avenues of enjoyment.

During the 2023 legislative session, Missouri lawmakers looked to follow the lead of other Republican-led states by curbing environmentally minded investing practices, which they disparaged as “woke.” The attempt to ban state involvement with banks that prioritize climate action or other socially driven investments fell by the wayside. That failure came as a relief to […]

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It has been known for years that polygraph tests can be beaten. This supposed thing of science can be manipulated to clear guilty people if guilty people know how to trick it. But law enforcement still likes polygraph tests because they can also be exploited in the other direction. When it’s your word against the […]

For those of you suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome (if you know, you know), we've got great news. And if you're just looking for an excuse to drink in a Disney costume, the news we're about to share is even better. Those newfangled pop-up bars that have become all the rage in recent years continue to, well, pop up — and this one has a magical touch.

Today on TAP: Red-state voters reject both a ham-handed move to undermine democracy as well as abortion restrictions.

Alice Cooper has premiered a new song called "Welcome to the Show," a track off his upcoming album, Road. The track finds the shock rocker performing a dramatic retelling of…

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Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount Pictures film, which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery.   The play begins on a dark

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According to a USDA report released on Monday, the number of unauthorized crop pickers on US farms has gone down substantially since 2007: The is largely because the number of guest workers has skyrocketed: Add this all up, and the share of foreign-born workers on US farms (including US citizens) has dropped from 75% to ...continue reading "Raw data: Unauthorized farmworkers in the US"

It was a sad day in St. Louis when Sk8 Liborius (1850 Hogan Street) went up in flames in June. The beloved skate park was a haven for artists and local skaters, built over several years by a tight-knit community in a decommissioned Roman Catholic church. The building was destroyed, but the spirit it emanated has refused to quit.